| A | B |
|---|
| heritage | traditions passed down from generation to generation make up this |
| legislature | a group of people chosen to make laws |
| charter | a document giving permission to create a government away from the mother country |
| tyranny | abuse of power by a cruel and unjust government |
| direct democracy | laws are made directly by the citizens |
| republic | a government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws |
| natural rights | rights that people are born with and no government can take away |
| separation of powers | dividing government power into three branches |
| compact | a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group |
| constitution | a plan of government |
| ratification | approval |
| English Bill of Rights | everyone, even government leaders, must obey the laws |
| Montesquieu | proposed dividing government power into three branches (legislative, executive, judicial) |
| John Locke | government exists for the people and should protect their natural rights |
| Articles of Confederation | the first plan of government in the colonies |
| Ancient Greece | came up with direct democracy in which the laws are made directly by the citizens |
| Ancient Rome | elected representatives who conducted the business of government |
| freedom of press | John Peter Zenger |
| freedom of religion | Roger Williams |
| Magna Carta | first step in gaining basic freedoms for all English people |
