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chapter 2
key terms
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limited government | the idea that government is restricted in what it may do and that every individual has certain rights that government cannot remove |
representative government | the idea that government should both serve and be guided by the will of the people |
Magna Carta | the Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights |
Petition of Right | a document signed in 1628 that required the English king to obey the law of the land and increased the influence of Parliament |
English Bill of Rights | a document signed in 1689 that required free elections and guaranteed many basic rights, such as due process and trial by jury, to all English citizens |
charter | : a written grant of authority from the king |
bicameral | having two houses, as in a two-house legislature |
proprietary | the name given to colonies organized and governed according to the will of a proprietor, a person granted land and authority by the king |
unicameral: | having only one house, as in a one house legislature |