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Appendix Quiz C
This is a review of the A Beka Curriculum 12th grade American Government Appendix Quiz C.
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12th Grade
09/01/2014

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Higher Law
Definition
Law found in nature and Scripture, which comes from God.
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House of Burgesses
Definition
What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?
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Unicameral
Definition
One-house legislature
Term
Pennsylvania was the only colony with a Unicameral legislature.
Definition
Which was the only colony with a unicameral legislature?
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Bicameral
Definition
Composed of two houses, resembling the structure of British Parliament.
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Lower house
Definition
Which was the most powerful body which held the power and was modeled after the British House of Commons?
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Town government
Definition
Where farms were small and people lived close together, _____ form of government was used.
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town meeting system
Definition
In a town government, local citizens assembled periodically to become the chief lawmaking body for their town. This was called _____.
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county
Definition
In southern colonies, the form of government used was the _____ system. In this system, residents of the counties were not extremely political and rather elected representatives to make their decisions of their local government in their behalf.
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royal
Definition
Type of colony which is appointed by the king.
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proprietary
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Type of colony which is appointed by the proprietor.
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self-governing
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Type of colony which is elected by the people and subject to approval of the king.
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