Ch 4 Vocab & Documents Practice

the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful

• limited government
• resolution
• tyrant
• consent of the governed

a group of people that makes laws

• delegate
• boycott
• judicial
• legislature

an agreement among people in a society with their government that says the people would follow the government if it protected people’s rights

• Enlightenment
• social contract
• consent of the governed
• natural rights

a freedom people possess relating to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• natural rights
• boycott
• social contract
• resolution

a movement in the 1700’s that promoted freedom of thought and expression, belief in equality, and the idea of popular government

• grievance

• social contract

• Enlightenment

• Magna Carta

a representative to a meeting

• tyrant
• boycott
• repeal
• delegate

to refuse to purchase certain goods or services

• delegate
• repeal
• boycott
• grievance

to cancel a law

• repeal
• boycott
• grievance
• tyrant

an absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and unfair

• tyrant
• delegate
• legislature
• judicial

complaint

• judicial
• resolution
• grievance
• legislature