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Unit1Sec1 Foundation
Ivan Perez
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| direct democracy | a system of government in which an assembly of ordinary citizens makes decisions |
| jury | a panel of citizens who make judgment in a trial |
| republic | a system of government in which people choose representatives who govern their name |
| bill of rights | a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect |
| legislature | a group of people who have the power to make laws |
| habeas corpus | a principle which a person can't get jailed without a crime |
| cartographer | map makers |
| Christopher Columbus | an Italian sailor |
| colony | a group of people who settle in a new place but are ruled by the government of their native land |
| plantation | a large estate farmed by many workers |