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| 1215 English document; means "The Great Charter"; limited the power of the monarchy and guaranteed the rights of nobility; colonists applied the idea of limited government to the colonial governments. |
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| 18th Century European Movement; spread the idea that reason and science could improve society; influenced America's founders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. |
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| 1620 Document; written by Pilgrims on the Mayflower; established the first form of direct democracy in the colonies. |
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| investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit; establish proprietary colonies. |
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| the legislative body for the British government; legislatures make the laws. |
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| a system of law based on precedent and customs; is unwritten. |
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| an agreement among a group of people. |
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| an authoritative rule of law; a decree or command; local law. |
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| a formal agreement between two or more states or countries. |
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| a league or group of allies; agree to abide by rules. |
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| the individual characteristics by which a thing, person or country is recognized or known (i.e. the American Identity) |
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| the theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys (export more than it imports=favorable balance of trade) |
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| the refusal to purchase certain goods; form of civil disobedience. |
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| to cancel; most often refers to laws; example: the 18th Amendment was repealed. |
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| a representative to a meeting |
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| all citizens meet to vote first hand on government matters. |
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| citizens elect delegates to meet and vote on their behalf; the U.S. has a system of representative democracy. |
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| having authority or power; power to the people. |
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| government power is held by a single person or small group which is not held accountable to the citizens of the country; opposite of a democracy. |
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