1.2 Vocab

A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble

A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble

A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215.

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble

An agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble

An official agreement made by two or more parties

• Compact

• Limited Government

• Limited Monarchy

• Rule of Law

• Self-Government

A government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement

• Compact

• Limited Government

• Limited Monarchy

• Rule of Law

• Self-Government

A system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy

• Compact

• Limited Government

• Limited Monarchy

• Rule of Law

• Self-Government

The idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law

• Compact

• Limited Government

• Limited Monarchy

• Rule of Law

• Self-Government

Popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

• Compact

• Limited Government

• Limited Monarchy

• Rule of Law

• Self-Government