| A | B |
|---|
| New England Colonies | shipbuilding |
| Southern Colonies | Cash crops |
| Mayflower Compact | Direct democracy |
| House of Burgesses | Representative democracy |
| Precedent | Ruling in an earlier case that wasimilar |
| Common law | It rest on court decision rather than regulations written by lawmakers |
| Parliament | England lawmaking body |
| Mercantilism | Theory that a country's power depends on its wealth |
| Boston Tea Party | Protest Great Brian Taxation |
| Thomas Paine | Common Sense |
| John Locke | Influence Thomas Jefferson |
| Article of Confederation | First government |
| Anti-Federalist | Wanted a bill of rights added |
| Federalist | Supported the new constitution |
| New Jersey/Virginia Plan | Great Compromise |
| Anarchy | No Law, no government |
| Civics | The study of rights and duties |
| E pluribus unun | "Out of many,one" |
| Service economy | Practicing law, medicine, teaching |
| Popular Sovereignty | Goverenment by consent of the governed |
| Naturalization | Legal process for foreign-born to become a citizen |
| immigrants | People who move permanently to a new country |
| Government | The ruling authority for a community |
| Direct democracy | All citizens met to debate government matters |
| Representative democracy | Citizens choose a small group to represent them |
| Monarchy | A king or queen |
