Unit 4 Vocab Flashcard

Front

A set of things people believe they should be free to do.

Back

Rights

Front

Right of accused to fair laws protecting life & freedom.

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due process

Front

Official agreement by multiple parties.

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Compact

Front

A ruler with absolute power who abuses it.

Back

Tyranny/Tyrant

Front

Govt. document limiting the king's power, protecting nobility's rights; written by English nobles in 1215.

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Magna Carta

Front

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine (1776) urging American independence from England.

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Common Sense

Front

A government limited by a constitution or agreement.

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Limited Government

Front

To end

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Abolish

Front

System where people run their own government.

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Self-Government

Front

Agreement by English Puritans in 1620 to establish a government for order and rights.

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Mayflower Compact