| A | B |
|---|
| limited government | government is not all powerful |
| representative government | idea that government should serve the will of the people |
| Magna Carta | first English charter of liberties such as trial by jury |
| Petitition of Right | limited the king's power i.e. trial by peers |
| English Bill of Rights | established Parliaments control of use of an army in peace time and free elections |
| Charter colonies | established by a written grant of authority from the king |
| Royal colonies | subject to the direct control of the king |
| bicameral | two house legislature |
| proprietary colonies | could be settled and governed in whatever manner they saw fit |
| unicameral | one house legislature |
| confederation | several groups joining for a common purpose |
| Albany Plan of Union | Franklilns plan to deal with issues of trade and the French and Indians |
| delegate | a representative |
| boycott | organized action to change opponents behavior by refusing to buy or sell their goods |
| repeal | withdraw, cancel |
| popular soveriegnty | government can exist only with the consent of the governed |
| Articles of Confederation | The Government set up by the Second Continental Congress |
| ratification | a formal approval |
| presiding officer | a chairman, a facilitator but not a president |
| Framers of the Constitution | those who attended the convention in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | called for representation in congress by population |
| New Jersey Plan | kept the unicameral legislature with representation by state |
| Connecticut Compromise | resolved large population state vs small population state controversy |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | resolved how slaves would be counted |
| The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise | no taxing of exports for the North and no slave legislation for the south |
| Federalists | those who supported the Constitution and a strong central governmentr |
| Anti-Federalists | were opposed to the Constitution and a strong central governmenta and no bill of rights |
