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Civics Content Vocab
Term | Definition |
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compact | an official agreement made by two or more parties. |
Common Sense | A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England |
English Bill of Rights | a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689 |
due process | the idea that people have the right to fair and reasonable laws, and that government leaders and officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and treat all people in the same way |
limited government | a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written government |
limited monarchy | a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a costitutional monarchy. |