| A | B |
|---|
| limited government | idea that gov is not all powerful |
| representative government | idea that gov should serve the will of the people |
| Magna Carta | Great Charter: document of fundamental rights 1215 |
| Petition of Right | document that limited the King's rights 1628 |
| English Bill of Rights | 1689 document that guaranteed rights such as a fair trial |
| Charter | a written grant of authority from the king |
| Bicameral | two-house legislature |
| Proprietary colony | colony organized by king granting land to a person |
| Unicameral | one house legislature |
| Confederation | the joining of several groups for a common purpose |
| Albany Plan of Union | offered by Ben Franklin: proposed the formation of an annual congress |
| delegate | a representative (from a colony) |
| boycott | a refusal to buy or sell certain goods or services |
| repeal | withdrawn, cancelled |
| popular sovereignty | principle; gov't can exist only with the consent of the governed |
