| A | B |
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| charter | authority granted to an organization, such as a colony, to operate |
| common law | law based on custom and usage |
| confederation | alliance or loose union of independent states |
| direct democracy | system of government in which citizens vote directly for the laws by which they will be ruled |
| due process | way of administering justice that is established by law |
| Enlightenment | philisophical movement in the 18th century that stressed individualism, questioned traditional values, and argued for reasoning |
| legislature | branch of governement that makes the laws |
| parliament | national legislature of Great Britain |
| republic | form of government run by elected representatives |
| sovereignty | power of a government to make decisions for itself within its own territory of jurisdiction, free from foreign control |
