Vocabulary Definitions

1. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of a government in separate bodies
4. counterbalancing influences by which a government is regulated
6. The restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws
7. A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is governed
9. A tax to be paid on particular exports and imports
11. A royal charter of rights agreed to by the king of England in 1215
12. first governing document of Plymouth Colony
16. the elected representative element of the Virginia General assembly
17. courts are subordinate to legislative
21. a government set up by the Connecticut River towns setting its structure and powers
22. A bill stating and establishing the princeples of parliment

2. Traditional rights of English subjects and later subjects of the British Crown
3. Law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
4. A country under the political control of another country
5. The rights that every person is born with
8. The British Crown avoided strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws, as long as colonies stayed loyal
10. an arrangement among members of society cooperating for social benefits
13. A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign, by which a body is founded and its rights are defined
14. a legislative body having a single legislative chamber
15. the government is created and sustained by the consent of the people
18. engagement in discourse intended to enhance understanding
19. a person sent or authorized to represent others
20. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states