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Origins of Amer Gov
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Idea that people should have a say through representatives of their choosing in their own government | representative government |
| English document dating to 1215 that limited the power of the English Monarchy and helped establish the rule of law | Magna Carta |
| belief that government should be subject to strict laws on the lawful use of power | limited government |
| French philosopher who argued in favor of the separation of powers | Charles de Montesquieu |
| an English colony under the direct control of the king through an appointed governor | royal colony |
| type of English colony that enjoyed the most independence from Great Britain | charter colony |
| English legal scholar whose book commentaries on the laws of England became the basis for the laws in the colonies | William Blackstone |
| Document passed by parliament in 1689 that limited the English Monarch has ability to enact laws raise taxes or keep an army without parliament's consent | English Bill of Rights |
| broad set of political ideas about representative government that traces back to ancient Greece and Rome | republicanism |
| set of colonial laws that limited government and gave all free men the right to choose people to serve as judges | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |