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Form of government in which all authority is vested in a central government.   Unicameral  
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Two house legislature made up of Parliament and Congress   Bicameral  
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Based on a grant of land by English monarch to a proprietor.   Proprietary colony  
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Directly controlled by the king through an appointed governor.   Royal Colony  
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Operated under charters agreed to by the king and the colony.   Charter Colony  
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In 1215 King John is forced to sign this document. "Great charter"   Magna Carta  
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Charles I is forced to sign. It increased the power of Parliament   Petition of Rights  
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Extends power of the Parliament   English Bill of Rights  
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First example of a representative government   Jamestown  
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Men on board sign an agreement to form a society in the new world   Mayflower Compact  
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Laws limited the power of the government and all men had the right to choose judges   Fundamental Orders of Connecticut  
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First coe of laws in New England offering protections for individual rights   Massachusetts Bay of Liberties  
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Broad ideas about representative government   Republicanism  
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Reject monarchy   Aristotle  
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Discourses on Livy. Republic is based on civic virtue   Niccolo Machiavelli  
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Spirit of Laws. Legislative, judicial and executive branches   Charles De Montesquieu  
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Second Treatise on Government. People form government to protect their rights.   John Locke  
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The social contract. Right to form government.   Jean Jacques Rousseau  
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The wealth of Nations. Protect economic freedoms and property rights.   Adam Smith  
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First Amendment   Francois Marie Arouet  
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Commentaries of the laws of england. Influenced the writing of the constitution   William Blackstone  
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