Unit 3 Vocabulary

2. The right of people to rule themselves independently compact an agreement
7. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
10. not to be taken away
12. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules
16. The first agreement for self-government in America
18. French aristocrat who wanted power to be separated between executive legislative and judicial branch

1. government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's powers
3. A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
4. 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life liberty and property
5. the efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of those who elect them
6. laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament
8. Housing and feeding British soldiers
9. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative executive and judicial branches
11. the idea that all humans are born with rights which include the right to life liberty and property
13. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
14. money raised to provide services for the common good of the community/country
15. Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
17. formal complaints