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31 Cards in this Set
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limited government
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government is restricted, it cannot take away certain rights
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representative government
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people have a voice in political decision through voting
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Magna Carta
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first document to limit the power of the English king
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due process
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the government must follow fair and established procedures
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Petition of Right
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document limiting the power of the king to punish persons or quarter troops without consent
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English Bill of Rights
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list of restrictions on the king of England including right to fair trial and no excessive bail
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charter
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written authority from the king to for a colony
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bicameral
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two house legislature
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proprietary colony
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colony granted to a person as the owner
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unicameral
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one house legislature
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confederation
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a government of allied independent states
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Albany Plan of Union
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Benjamin Franklin's proposed unification of the colonies to fight the French and Indian War
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delegate
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a representative of the people
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Stamp Act
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tax imposed by British on colonial printed goods that lacked colonial consent
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First Continental Congress
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meeting of delegates of the colonies to address the problems in Boston
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Second Continental Congress
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First national government of the US, passed the Declaration of Independence
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popular sovereignty
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idea that the people hold the political power
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Articles of Confederation
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First constitution of the US, 1781-1789
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ratification
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formal approving of a document or treaty
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Framers
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the men who wrote the Constitution
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Virginia Plan
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a plan for the Constitution that favored large states and proportional representation
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New Jersey Plan
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a plan for the Constitution that favored small states and equal representation
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Connecticut Compromise
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compromise between large and small states that created a bicameral with proportional and equal representation
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3/5s compromise
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part of Constitution that allows slaves to be partially counted for representation
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Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
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Congress was given the power to tax imports in exchange for no regulation of slave importation for 20 years
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Quartering Act
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British law requiring the colonies to house troops
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Declaratory Act
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British law claiming absolute power of Parliament to tax the colonies
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writs of assistance
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warrants that allowed British to search anyone/anywhere for illegal goods
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Intolerable Act
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British laws punishing Boston for the Boston Tea Party
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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British law restricting colonies from moving west into Native American land
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rule of law
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idea that no one (even the government) is above the law
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