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Chp 4 Sec 1 SS
American History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which groups in colonial America were allowed to vote, and which were not? | Allowed: white men who owned land Not allowed: Native Americans and women |
| Group of people who are allowed to make Laws | Legislature |
| written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect | Bill of Rights |
| the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty | Freedom of the Press |
| the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime | Habeas corpus |
| publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation | Libel |
| Latin meaning "great charter"/first document to place restrictions on power | Magna Carta |
| Magna Carta guaranteed a person concerning trials. Who would try them? | Jury |
| What power Penn and his council were forced by the colonists to give up in 1701? | lawmaking power |
| What was the freedom the Zenger case helped to establish as a basic liberty? | Freedom of the Press |
| What system did the navigation Acts support? | Mercantilism |