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- 1. Multiple Choice
popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
common law
self-government
due process
tyranny
- 2. Multiple Choice
law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases
common law
consent of the governed
habeas corpus
self-government
- 3. Multiple Choice
a pamphlet puslished by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
- 4. Multiple Choice
a government that abuses its power
limited monarchy
Democracy
tyranny
limited government
- 5. Multiple Choice
an agreement made by the people to establish a government and obey its laws
consent of the governed
habeas corpus
self-government
common law
- 6. Multiple Choice
a principle of the federal government that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
consent of the governed
common law
checks and balances
limited monarchy
- 7. Multiple Choice
an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Common Sense
- 8. Multiple Choice
the principle that the government has to provide a cause or reason for holding a person in jail
due process
habeas corpus
- 9. Multiple Choice
a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also called a constitutional monarchy
limited compact
self-government
limited monarchy
consent of the governed
- 10. Multiple Choice
a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
- 11. Multiple Choice
a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
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