Unit 1(Chapters1-4) Definitions

Question 1

Limited Government

Answer 1

The idea that government is restricted in what it may do and that every individual has certain rights that government cannot remove

Question 2

Representative government

Answer 2

The idea that government should both serve and be guided by the will of the people

Question 3

Magna Carta

Answer 3

The Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights.

Question 4

Due process

Answer 4

protection against the unjust taking of life,liberty, or property

Question 5

Petition of Right

Answer 5

a document signed in 1628 that required the English king to obey the law of the land and increased the influence of Parliament.

Question 6

English Bill of Rights

Answer 6

A document signed in 1689 that required free elections and guaranteed many basic rights,such as due process and trial by jury, to all English citizens.

Question 7

Ordered government

Answer 7

Local governments should be divided into units and ruled by officers according to law

Question 8

Limited government

Answer 8

Individual citizens have basic rights and there are limits on government power; gov has only the powers granted by the people in the constitution

Question 9

Representative Government

Answer 9

Government should serve the will of the people. In other words, people should have a say in what the government does or does not do.

Question 10

Confederation

Answer 10

A joining of several different groups for a common purpose

Question 11

Albany Plan of Union

Answer 11

Ben Franklin’s proposal that the 13 colonies form a congress to raise armed forces, regulate trade, and deal jointly with Native Americans(1754). Was rejected by the colonies

Question 12

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 12

The principle that gov only exists with the consent of the governed; the government must have the consent of the governed

Question 13

Stamp Act

Answer 13

This law required a stamp to be bought for all legal documents and newspapers

Question 14

Civil rights and liberties

Answer 14

Seven state constitutions included a bill of rights defining basic freedoms

Question 15

Articles of Confederation

Answer 15

The agreement, effective in 1781, that first established the first central government of the United States

Question 16

Framers

Answer 16

Individuals that attended the Philadelphia Convention

Question 17

Virginia plan

Answer 17

Called for a central gov with three branches, with each state’s representation in a bicameral legislature based mainly on population.

Question 18

New Jersey Plan

Answer 18

Called for a central government with a unicameral legislature and equal representation of all the states.

Question 19

Connecticut compromise

Answer 19

An agreement to divide congress into two houses, one with representation based on population and the other based on equal representation for all states.

Question 20

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

Answer 20

An agreement forbidding Congress from taxing state exports or interfering with the slave trade for at least 20 years.