| A | B |
|---|
| assembly | representative body-lower house |
| charter | awritten document or colony with most self-government |
| compact | agreement or contract |
| franchise | the right to vote-suffrage |
| suffrage | the right to vote-franchise |
| township | a six-mile-square part of a country having certain powers of government |
| town meeting | (in New England) a meeting of the qualified voters of a town, where each had an equal voice |
| absolve | set free or release |
| assent | express agreement |
| delegate | person given power or authority to act for others; representative |
| dissolve | break up, end |
| draft | a rough, first copy |
| inalienable | cannot be given, taken away, or transferred to another; undeniable |
| self-evident | needing no proof, obvious |
| tenure | length of time in office |
| transient | passing soon; not lasting; short-lived |
| unanimously | in complete accord or agreement |
| truth | a fixed or established principle, that which is true |
