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Chapter 2 Holt
Carroll County-Chapter 2: Mr. C
Question | Answer |
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Term used to describe a one-chamber legislature. | unicameral |
Agreement to stop buying or using a good or service. | boycott |
Proposed by Ben Franklin, and rejected by the colonial and British governments. | Albany Plan of Union |
"Great Charter" that limited the English monarch's power. | Magna Carta |
Counterproposal to the Virginia Plan | New Jersey Plan |
Person who officially represents interests of others or of a government | Delegate |
Formal approval | Ratification |
Basic set of laws and principles that establishes a nation's government | Constitution |
Requires that government leaders, including monarchs, must act according to set laws | Rule of Law |
Legal document that established a loose confederation among the thirteen states | Articles of Confederation |
Originally known as the Connecticut Plan, Created a bicameral legislature in the United States | Great Compromise |
Opponents of the Constitution | Antifederalists |
Part of a lengthy conflict between Parliament and Charles I | Petition of Right |
Document that gave settlers the right to establish a colony | Charter |
Stated that the monarchy could not rule without consent of Parliament | English Bill of Rights |