Unit 1 Vocab Civics

Feudal System

• A political system of medieval Europe in which nobles owned land and serfs worked it
• A system of trade between colonies
• A type of economic system
• A religious hierarchy

Royalty

• Members of a royal family, such as kings or queens
• Members of Parliament
• Common people
• Nobility in a democratic society

Nobility

• A class of people in feudal society, typically landowners and lords
• Peasants who worked the land
• Wealthy merchants
• Commoners who serve in Parliament

Common People

• The lower class in a society, often including peasants and laborers
• Lords and knights
• The clergy
• The royal family

Parliament

• The British legislative body made up of the House of Commons and House of Lords
• The executive branch of government
• A judicial body
• The military branch of government

Rights

• Legal or moral entitlements or freedoms
• The laws of a country
• Privileges granted by the government
• Laws enacted by the legislature

Due Process

• The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person
• The right to vote
• Punishment without trial
• Taxation without representation

Quartering

• Housing of soldiers in private homes by law
• The action of quartering land
• A form of legal procedure
• A system of checks and balances

Punishment

• Penalties imposed for committing a crime
• Rewards for good behavior
• Monetary fines
• Imprisonment for a crime

Democracy

• A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives

• A form of dictatorship

• A type of monarchy

• A religious governance system