GOVT Ch. 2.1 Vocab

define bicameral

• Legislative body with three separate chambers
• Legislative body divided into two separate chambers or houses
• Legislative body with no chambers
• Legislative body with only one chamber

What was the Petition of Right

• A document that set out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing
• A map of the world
• A recipe for making bread
• A list of royal decrees

What was the English Bill of Rights?

• A law that abolished the Parliament
• A document that expanded the powers of the monarchy
• A treaty that ended the English Civil War
• A document that outlined the rights and liberties of the people, and limited the powers of the monarchy.

What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

• A religious text outlining the beliefs of the Puritans in Connecticut
• A treaty between Connecticut and neighboring Native American tribes
• A document that established a framework for the government of the Connecticut colony
• A military alliance formed by the Connecticut colony with other New England colonies

What is a proprietary colony?

• A colony owned by the French government in North America
• A colony with no government or control
• A colony established by Native American tribes
• A privately owned and controlled English colony in North America

What is a royal colony?

• A type of colonial administration in which the colony is ruled by a council of elected officials
• A type of colonial administration in which the colony is controlled by a group of wealthy merchants
• A type of colonial administration in which the colony is governed by a military general appointed by the parent country
• A type of colonial administration in which the colony is directly controlled by the monarch of the parent country.

What is a charter colony?

• A type of colonial government established by a charter granted by the English monarch to stockholders in a company
• A type of colony ruled by a military dictator
• A type of colony with no established government
• A type of colonial government elected by the people