Civics Ch.1 and 2 Review

fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.

• Due Process

  
  

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Common Law

the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 that made the king subject to law and gave people rights such as due process

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• U.S. Constitution

• Limited Government

The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens.

• separation of powers

• due process

• rule of law

• limited government

A time of philosophical movement in eighteenth century Europe that fostered the belief that one could reform society by discovering rational laws that governed social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics.

• Enlightenment Era

  
  

• Great Awakening Era

• rule of law

• natural rights

protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

• the Enlightenment Era

• Rule of Law

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

• English Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Magna Carta

• Constitution

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

• separation of powers

• natural rights

• English Bill of Rights

• rule of law

the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

• separation of powers

• common law

• rule of law

• democracy

A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

• a Bill of Rights

• a Constitution

• the Magna Carta

• a social contract

taking part in formal political processes and community activities outside of government

• due process

• common law

• civic participation

• democracy