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Magna Carta/Great Charter
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Thirteenth-century agreement between the English king and nobles, limiting the power of the monarchy |
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Law not made by a legislature
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Parliament
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Another word for a legislature |
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Document that recognized a number of natural rights |
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| philosophical idea that people consent to be part of a state and covered by its laws |
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| welfare of society and people as a whole |
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| Social contract of the Pilgrims |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| First written constitution in America, setting up towns in Connecticut |
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| First legislature in the New World |
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| New England tradition where citizens vote on local issues by a simple majority of the whole |
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| political philosophy stressing that political authority lies with the people and the rule of the law |
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| form of government that places political authority in the hands of the people, stresses the rule of law, and governs through elected representatives |
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| habits of character that lead to a healthy society |
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| power of the majority to get its way in a democracy but only while honoring the rights of the minority |
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| individual rights retained by people |
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| political philosophy that says government should have only restricted powers |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| meeting of colonial delegates in 1774 to oppose the Intolerable Acts |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| meeting in 1775 that established a colonial army and declared independence |
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| Seventeenth-century British laws requiring that American goods be exported in British ships |
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