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10 Cards in this Set
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Limited Government |
Government isn't all powerful, people have rights that can't be taken away. |
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Representative government |
Government should serve the will of the people and people should have a voice. |
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Manga carta |
The first document to limit the power of England's monarchs. |
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English Bill Of Rights |
Prohibited a standing army in peacetime, except with the consent of parliament, and required that all parliamentary elections be free. |
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Bicameral |
Two houses. |
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Unicameral |
One house. |
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Declaration of Independence |
Announces the independence US and becoming a free nation |
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Natural rights |
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
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Boston massacre |
Start of the revolutionary war. |
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Boston tea party |
A group of colonists disguised as Indians through tea into the water as a act of protest. |
