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Civics vocab. ch. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| limited government | basic principal of american government. states that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has right that gov. cant take away. |
| representative government | system in which public policies are made by officials selected by votes and held accountable in periodic elections. |
| Magna Carta | great charter forced upon King John of England by "peasants" in 1215. Established that the power of monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to nobility. (recognized the rights of barons.) |
| Petition of Right | Document made by parliament & signed by King Charles I of England in 1628. Challenged the idea of Divine Right of kings & declared that event he monarch was subject to the laws. |
| english bill of rights | Written by parliament. Agreed on by William & Mary in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs; forums basis of american government today. |
| charter | A citys basic laws, its constitution, a grant of authority from king. |
| Bicameral | two houses |
| propietary | organized by a propietier (a person to whom he king had made a grant of land.) |
| unicameral | a legislative body with one chamber. |
| confederation | joining of several groups for a common purpose. |
| albany plan of union | proposed by benjamin franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other; turned down by colonies & the crown. |
| delegate | representative |
| boycott | refusal to buy or sell certain goods and services. |
| Repeal | Recall |
| popular sovereignty | Basic principle of the american system of government. (the people ave the power) |
| Articles of confederation | plan of government adopted by continental congress after American Revolution; Established "a firm league of friendship" among the states, but allowed by few important powers to central government. |
| ratification | formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, amendment, or treaty. |
| Preseiding officer | chair. |
| Framers | group of delegates who drafted the us constitution at the philidelphia convention in 1787 |
| Virginia plan | Delegates from Virginia at constitutional convention,called for 3 branches of government with bicameral legislature in which each states membership would be determined by POPULATION or FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. |
| New Jersey Plan | Alternative to Virginia plan; called for unicameral legislative, in which each state would be equally represented. |
| Connecticut compromise | Agreement at constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, state would be represented equally & a house representative would be based on states population. |
| Three-fifths compromise | agreement at constitutional convention to cunt a slave as 3/5 of a person when determining the population of state. |
| Commerce & slave Trade compromise | agreement during constitutional convention protecting slave holders; denied congress power to take the export of goods from any state & for 20 years, the power to act on slave trade. |
| Federalist | those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788. |
| Anti-Federalist | opposed ratification. |
| Quorum | least number of members who must be present for a legislate body to conduct business. |
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