Unit 1 Vocab

Compromise - an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
Anarchy - a state of disorder due to absence or no recognition of authority.
Limited Government - Basic principle of U.S. government that each person has rights that government cannot take away
Representative government - Citizens choose officials (representatives) who make decisions about public policy
Magna Carta - the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
Petition of Right - The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
English Bill of Rights - The Bill of Rights (a short title) is an act of the Parliament of England, whose title is An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. It is often called the English Bill of Rights.
Charter - a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.
Bicameral - 2 chambers; Congress has the Senate and the House of Representatives
Unicameral - (of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.
Albany Plan of Union - The Albany Plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress in 1754 in Albany, New York. It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purposes" during the French and Indian War.
Boycott - Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
Constitution - The document setting forth the laws & principles of the government; a plan of government
Popular Sovereignty -