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30 Cards in this Set
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king or queen
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Monarch
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Magna Carta
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any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties
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Delegate
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a representative to a meeting
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Bicameral
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a legislature consisting of two parts or houses
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Amend-
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to change
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Boycott
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the refusal to purchase certain goods
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Compact
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an agreement, or contract, among a group of people
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Common law
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a system of laws based on precedent and customs
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Colony
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a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
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Confederation
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a group of individual or state government
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Charter
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written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial government; or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation
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Constitution
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detailed, written plan for government
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Legislation
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a group of people that makes laws
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Parliament
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the British legislature
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Precedent
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a ruling, that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
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Mercantilism
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the theory that a country should sell more good to other countries than it buys
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Ratify
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To vote approval
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Independence
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self-reliance and freedom from outside control
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Repeal-
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to cancel law
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Amendment
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any change in the constitution
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Anti-federalism
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those who opposed ratification of the constitution
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Bill of rights
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the first 10 amendments to the constitution
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Constitution convention
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meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution electoral branch
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Electoral college
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-a group of people named by each state legislature to select the present and vice president
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Executive
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the branch of government that carries out laws
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Federalism
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a form of government in which powers is divided between the federal, or national, government and state
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Federalists
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supporters of the constitution
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Great compromise
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agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
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Judicial branch
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the branch of government that interprets laws
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Preamble
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the opening section of the constitution
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