American Independence Vocabulary (Unit 2)

People decide how to govern themselves

• Self-Government

• Limited Government

• Due Process

• Democratic Government

A power or privilege that belongs to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government

(a)  

The belief that everyone is accountable to the law

• Due Process

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Tyranny

The belief that there should be a standard set of procedures for how laws work.

(a)  

The belief that government should be restrained by a written document or agreement.

• Tyranny

• Limited Government

• Rights

• Self-Government

Powers or privileges which everyone is born with, that should never be taken away by a government or law.

• Rights

• Natural Rights

• Militia

• Independence

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Petition

• Revolt

To take back, or cancel, a law.

• Petition

• Repeal

• Revolt

• Militia

The unjust use of governmental power

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight only in an emergency.

• Rebellion

• Militia

• Revolution

• Independence