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| basic principle of American gov. which states that gov. is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that gov. cannot take away |
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| Representative government |
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| system of gov in which private policies are made my officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections |
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| Great Charter forced upon King John of Rngland by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility |
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| document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles 1 of England in 1628; challenged the idea of the divine rught of Kings and declared that even the Monarch was subject to the laws of the land |
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| document written by Parliament and agreed ib by Wilaim and Mary of England in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English Monarchs; forms the basis for much in American gov. and politics |
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| a city's basic law, its constitution; a written grant of authority form the king |
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| an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers |
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| organized by a proprietor (a person to whom the king had made a grant of land) |
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| an adjective describing a legislative body w/ one chamber |
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| a joinging of several groups for a common purpose |
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| plan proposed by Ben. Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and the Crown |
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| refusal to buy or sell certain products or services |
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| basic principle of the American system of gov. which assets that the people are the source of any and all gov. power, and gov can esist only w/ the consent of the governed |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| plan of gov, adopted by the continental congress after the american revolution; established a "frim league of friendship" among the states, but allowed few important powers to the central gov. |
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| formal approval and final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty |
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| group of delegates who drafted the united states constitution at he Philadelphia convention in 1787 |
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| plan presented by delegates from virginia state at the constitutional convention; called for a three branch membership would be determined by its population or its financial support for the central gov. |
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| plan presented as an alternative to the virginia plan at the constitutional convention; called for a unicameral legislature in which each state would be equally represented |
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| agreement during the constitutional convention thay congress should be composed of a Senate, in which state would be represented equally, and a House, in which representative would be based on a state's population |
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| an agreement at the constitutional convention to count a slave as 3/5ths of a person when determining the pop. of the state |
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| commerce and slave trade compromise |
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| an agreement during the constitutional convention protecing slave holders; denied congress the power to tax export og goods from any state, and, for 20yrs, the power to act on the slave trade |
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| those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution in 1787- 1788 |
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| those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788 |
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| least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority |
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