| A | B |
|---|
| Magna Carta | 1215; first limited the power of the king; trial by jury |
| Petition of Right | 1628; further limited king's power; trial by a jury of peers |
| English Bill of Rights | 1689; further limited power of the king; no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment; fair trial by a jury of peers |
| Albany Plan of Union | Ben Franklin's plan in 1754 to unite the colonies against what England may do in the future |
| Articles of Confederation | 1781-1789; the U.S. Government following the 2nd Continental Congress and before the U.S. Constitution |
| Virginia Plan | Bicameral legislature; 3 branch government; representation by population only |
| New Jersey Plan | Unicameral legislature; representation equal for all states only |
| Connecticut Compromise | combined representation by population with equal representation in a 2 House legislature |
| Three-fifths Compromise | slaves would count as part of a person to determine population for representation in congress |
| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise | no taxing of exports and no talk of slaves for at least 20 years |
