| A | B |
|---|
| limited government | any time a government has rules for operation |
| representative government | elected officials run the government on behalf of the people |
| Magna Carta | first document to limit King's power |
| Petition of Rights | first British list of rights |
| Charter | official permission to create a colony |
| bicameral | having a two-house legislature |
| unicameral | having a one- house legislature |
| delegate | an official sent to represent people |
| boycott | refusal to buy a particular good |
| repeal | to revoke |
| popular sovereignty | original power of government comes from people |
| Articles of Confederation | first plan of American government |
| ratification | final approval of a document |
| framers | the group of men who drafted the Constitution |
| Virginia Plan | idea that state representation in government should be based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | idea that state representation in government should be equal |
| Great Compromise | the agreement to have two-houses in Congress |
| three-fifths | according to comprimese- how slaves would be counted |
| federalists | the group which supported ratification of the Constitution |
| anti-federalists | the group who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
