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A system of law based on precedent and customs
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common law
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Most of the early documents used to write the Constitution and the Bill of Rights included the right. . . .
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to a trial by jury
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the legislative body that drew up the English Bill of Rights in 1689
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Parliament
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What did the charters of the Virginia Company of London guarantee to the colonists? |
The rights of the Englishmen
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the term for a detailed, written plan of government
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constitution
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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom established the concept of
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collecting taxes from citizens to pay for churches |
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a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys. |
Theory of mercantilism
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first written plan of government of the U.S. of America
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Articles of Confederation
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marked the beginning of self-government in the English colonies |
theHouse of Burgesses
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Why did Thomas Paine write “Common Sense”? |
Hewas encouraging the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain |
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George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights was used as a model for the |
Billof Rights
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The Declaration of Independence states that among our unalienable rights are “Life, Liberty, and __________.” |
the pursuit of happiness
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What was the significance of Daniel Shays’ Rebellion? |
It showed that the country needed a stronger central government |
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The new state legislatures were made up of two houses
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bicameral
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Why was it difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation? |
Requires votes of 9 out of 13 states
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The Articles of Confederation failed because it
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did not provide for a strong central government |
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The U.S. form of government is a |
representative democracy |
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The Declaration of Independence states that government receives its just powers fromthe
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consent of the governed
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Which document first established the separation of church and state?
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Virginia Stature of Religious Freedom
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. could best be described as a |
loose association of states
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