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12 Cards in this Set
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compact |
official agreement made by two or more parties |
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Common Sense |
A phamplet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England |
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Due process |
the idea that people have the right to fair and reasonanble laws, and all must follow rules and treat all people the same way |
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Limited Government |
a government that is limited in power by the constitution, or writeen agreement. |
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Magna Carta |
a government document that limited the power of the King and protected the rights of the nobility , written by English nobles in 1215. |
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Mayflower Compact |
an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonist; written by English Puritans in 1620 |
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preamble |
the introduction of the U.S Constitution |
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rights |
a set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions. |
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rule of law |
a concept that those who govern are bound by laws; no one is above the law. |
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self-government |
popular or represenative system where the people create and run their own government. |
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Thomas Paine |
the colonial journalist who wrote Common Sense in 1776 |
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English bill of Rights |
English Bill of Rights a government document that expanded the powers of the English parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as farther limited the rights of the king; written by the members of teh English Parliament in 1689 |
