| A | B |
| limited government | the government is restricted in what it may do |
| representative government | the government should represent the will of the people |
| Magna Carta | granted fundamental rights to the barons |
| Petitition of Right | limited the king's power i.e. trial by peers |
| English Bill of Rights | prohibited an army unless ok'd by Parliament plus other rights |
| Charter colonies | granted charters of self government |
| bicameral | two legislative bodies |
| proprietary | organized by people to whom the king had granted land |
| unicameral | one legislative body |
| royal colony | subject to the direct control of the crown |