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Unit 4
Lesson 3
Term | Definition |
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republic | a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them |
dictatorship | a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority |
Magna Carta | a british document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights |
English Bill of Rights | a 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of english settlers |
habeas corpus | the right not to be held in prison with out first being charged with a specific crime |
seperation of powers | a prinicple by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches |
Founding Fathers | leaders who laid the groundwork for the united states |