A government by which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

a political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people.

a monarchy in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and laws

the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community

a government in which one leader or group of people hold absolute power

describes a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives

a body of ideas about life and society

system in which society either directly or indirectly through the government, controls all aspects of the economy

respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences

the health, prosperity, and happiness of the members of the community

the practice of offering your time and services to others without receiving payment

an action we are required to do

an obligation that we meet of our own free will

a person who has left his or her home to escape danger such as persecution by the government, war, or natural disaster

a foreign-born resident of the United States who has not been naturalized

the ruling authority for a community

the legal process to obtain citizenship

obeying traffic laws

Our government today was influenced by ancient

In

ancient Greece, the people of Athens created the world’s first

_______in the 400s B.C.

When a country has a representative democracy, it is called a_________.

The_________ republic helped shape the

American government today.

The Magna Carta put forth the idea of______. This meant that a ruler

or government was no longer______

King John sign a document called the Magna Carta___

In 1625, King Charles I dismissed Parliament and ruled_alone_. In 1628, he

called Parliament back and its members forced him to sign the_Petition of Right_.

The Petition of Right limited the power of ___ kings

In 1688, Parliament forced King James II from the throne. It asked

James’s daughter Mary and her husband, William rule instead. This change

became known as the _________.

Rules listed in the ____________ changed lives for English citizens and

said that the govt. couldn’t take their rights away

Believed Separate the parts of government so no one part can become too

powerful.

Believed People have rights to life, liberty, and property that the

government must protect for the common good.

Believed The legislative power belongs to the people

Believed People have the right to speak freely, and this right should

be defended by everyone

The first permanent English settlement in North America was_____

Beginning in 1619_the colonists elected leaders called burgesses to represent

them. This group was called the _______________ Jamestown’s House of

Burgesses was the beginning of self-government in the colonies

In 1620, another group of people from England called ________ sailed to

North America

The pilgrims wanted Religious Freedom. Their small ship was called

the___________

Mayflower Compact was about the big government idea of ________

Who set up a colony at Plymouth in 1620?

U.S. citizenship is automatic if