unit 2 vocab

6. a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.
9. they dont want a strong central government
10. the federal principle or system of government
11. acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
13. a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
15. they wanted a strong central government
16. gives US citizens rights
17. outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

1. the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
2. having two branches or chambers.
3. acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
4. granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.
5. the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.
7. the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
8. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
12. limits kinds power
14. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.