| A | B |
|---|
| constituents | the people represented by an elected official |
| covenant | a binding agreement made by 2 or more persons or parties |
| established religion | an official, state sponsored religion |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | adopted in 1639, this series of laws is the first written constitution in North America |
| indenture servants | volunteer who sold their labor for a period of 4-7 years in exchange for passage to America |
| Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts | comprehensive code of laws |
| magistrate | a lower-level judicial officer, usually elected in urban areas, who handle traffic violations, minor criminal offenses and civil suits involving small amounts of money |
| Massachusetts Body of Liberties | 1641 - a document that described the rights of citizens and the authority of public officials |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement signed in 1620 by all adult males aboard the ship before landing in Plymouth to form a body politic of government |
| primogeniture | the condition of being the first born child (in law it refers to the right of the eldest son to interit all of the paraents' estate) |
| suffrage | right to vote |
