US Gov Ch 2 Vocab Review

Government is restricted in what a may do and each individual has certain rights that government cannot take away. 

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

• Monarchy

• Specialized Government

Plan presented as an alternative to the virginia plan at the constitutional convention.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New York Plan

• Florida Plan

Government is restricted in what a may do and each individual has certain rights that government cannot take away. 

• Representative Government

• Limited Government

• Abusive Government

• Specialized Government

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

• Magna Carta

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Articles of Confederation

Challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land.

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• United States Constitutuion

• US Bill of Rights

Document ritten by parliament and agreed on by William ad 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

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Great Charter

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

• Charter

• Constititution

• Bill of Rights

• Peace Treaty

An adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers.

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Tricameral

• No Cameral

Type of colony organized by a propietor

• Charter

• Proprietory

• 13 Colonies

• Constitutional

An adjective describing a legislatve body with one chamber

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• TriCameral

• Quadcameral