Ch 2.1 Vocab, Govt. Origins of American Political Ideals

Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to nobility.

• Limited government

• Representative Government

• Magna Carta

• Due process

Basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Magna Carta

• Due Process

Doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Magna Carta

• Due Process

System of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections.

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Magna Carta

• Due Process

Events that led to Parliament in 1688 inviting William and Mary of Orange to peacefully replace King James II on condition that they recognize the authority of Parliament and the rights of individuals; with the signing of the Bill of Rights, the this event helped calm the centuries-long struggle for supremacy between the monarchy and Parliament in England.

• charter

• Glorious Revolution

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

A city’s basic law, its constitution; a written grant of authority from the king.

• Charter

• Glorious Revolution

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

Document written by Parliament and agreed to by William and Mary of England in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs; forms the basis for much in American government and politics today.

• Charter

• Glorious Revolution

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

Document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of England in 1628; challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to laws of the land.

• Charter

• Glorious Revolution

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

Organized by a proprietor (a person to whom the king has made a grant of land)

• Jamestown

• Proprietary

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

An adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers.

• Jamestown

• Proprietary

• Unicameral

• Bicameral