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- 7. 4 Words - an agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws
- 10. 2 Words - a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement
- 12. 2 Words - popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
- 14. governing body responsible for making laws
- 15. a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning
- 17. 3 Words - a concept that those who govern are bound by the laws; no one is above the law
- 18. 2 Words - the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments; life, liberty, and property
- 19. the introduction to the U.S. Constitution
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- 1. 4 Words - 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
- 2. 3 Words - the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities
- 3. 2 Words - an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
- 4. 3 words-a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
- 5. 2 Words-an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government
- 6. 2 Words - a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
- 8. 2 Words - 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
- 9. a set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions
- 11. 2 Words - a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
- 13. A tax
- 16. 2 Words - laws passed by government to protect natural rights