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burgess
a citizen of an English borough
compact
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
charter
a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights
legislature
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
republic
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
fundamental
being or involving basic facts or principles
orders
an authoritative direction or instruction
covenant
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
civil body politick
It means a group organized for government
jurisdiction
the territory within which power can be exercised
levied
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force
ordinance
a statute enacted by a city government
assembly
a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
magistrate
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
constitution
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
representative
characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
government
the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed