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9th civicschapter 2.
9th civics JORGEchapter 2 .2 VOCABULARY
Term | Definition |
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limited government | it is restricted in what it may do each individual has certain rights that government cannot take away |
represenative government | idea that government should serve the will of the people |
petition pf rights | limited the kings power in several ways |
English bill of rights | prohibited a standing army in peacetime except with the constant of parliament |
bicameral | having two legislative branches |
unicameral | having one legislative branch |
royal colonies | we're subjected to the direct control of the crown |
proprietary colonies | organized by a proprietor |
charter colonies | based on charters granted in 1662 and 1663, respectively, to the colonists themselves |
confederation | the joining of several states |
albany plan of union | meeting of 7 of the northern colonies |
delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent other |
boycott | to withdraw from participation as a protest |
repeal | to cancel a law or void legislation |
popular sovereignty | government can exist only with the consent of the governed |
ratification | formal approval |
presiding officer | chair |
framers | a group of delegates who attend the Philadelphia convention |
virginia plan | new government with three separate branches: legislative, executive, judical |
new jersey plan | retained the unicameral congress of the confederation, with each of the states represented equally |
three fifths compromise | provided that all free persons of color should be counted and so too should three fifths of all other persons |
bundle of compromises | the constitution drafted at Philadelphia |
federalists | who favored ratification |
anti federalists | who opposed ratification |
quorum | majority |
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | ESTABLISHED A FIRM LEAGUE OF FRIENDSHIP AMONG THE STATES |
CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE | IT WAS AGREED THAT CONGRESS BE COMPOSED OF TWO HOUSES |
COMMERCE AND SLAVE TRADE COMPROMISE | CONGRESS WAS FORBIDDEN THE POWER TO TAX THE EXPORT OF GOODS FROM ANY STATE. |
MAGNA CARTA | ESTABLISHED THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE POWER OF THE MONARCHY WAS NOT ABSOLUTE |