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10 Cards in this Set
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Someone chosen to represent a group is called a/an ____________________.
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delegate
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The House of Lords and the House of Commons make up _________________________.
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Parliament
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To cancel a law means to _____________________ it.
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repeal
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When local citizens gather to discuss or vote on important issues, it is called a/an _____________________________.
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town meeting
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____________________________ did almost all of the work on the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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To protest unfair taxation, angry colonists decided to _____________________ British goods.
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boycott
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Shay's rebellion caused a change in the _____________________________.
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Articles of Confederation
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The Magna Carta was important because it listed people's ____________________.
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rights
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_______________________ is based on precedent and is often unwritten.
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Common law
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The Mayflower Compact said the government would make "just and equal ________ for the good of the community."
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laws
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