| A | B |
|---|
| limited government | government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has certain rights that government cannot take away |
| representative government | government should serve the will of the people and the people should have a voice in deciding what governments should and should not do; "government of, by, and for the people" |
| Magna Carta | "The Great Charter" signed in 1215; protected against the absolute power of the king and included rights to a trial by jury and due process |
| Petition of Right | signed in 1628; king could no longer imprison or punish without judgement by his peers; king must obey the law of the land |
| English Bill of Rights | prohibited a standing army in peacetime, and required that all parliamentary elections be free |
| charter | a written grant of authority from the king |
| bicameral | two-house |
| unicameral | one house |
| proprietary | colonies organized by a person to whom the king had made a grant of land |
| pork barrel | Government funding of something that benefits a particular district, whose legislator thereby wins favor with local voters. |
| bipartisan | supported by members of two parties, especially two major political parties |
