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Government

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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  
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representative government   the idea that government should both serve and be guided by the will of the people  
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magna carta   the Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights  
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due process   protection against the unjust taking of life, liberty, or property  
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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  
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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  
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charter   a written grant of authority from the king  
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bicameral   having two houses, as in a two-house legislature  
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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  
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unicameral   having only one house, as in a one house legislature  
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ordered government   Local governments should be divided into units and ruled by officers according to law.  
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limited government   Individual citizens have basic rights There are limits on government power  
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representative government   Government should serve the will of the people. In other words, people should have a say in what the government does or does not do.  
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