Types of Government
Form of government where a King or Queen has total power
Absolute Monarchy
First successful English colony in the New World
Jamestown
Government can't do whatever it wants.
It is typically controlled by a document like a Constitution
Limited Government
Enlightenment Thinker that proposed the ideas of Natural Rights and the Social Contract
John Locke
War that caused Britain to increase taxes and enforce laws in the Colonies
French and Indian War
Form of government where people choose small groups to govern on their behalf
Representative Democracy
First Representative Democracy in the New World
Virginia House of Burgesses
Early English document that contains the concept of Trial by Jury and Habeas Corpus
Magna Carta
In his book "The Spirit of Law" this man wrote that there should be 3 separate parts of Government
Montesquieu
Pamphlet that urged independence for the colonies, written by Thomas Paine
Common Sense
Form of government where individual citizens can make laws without extra steps
Direct Democracy
Which region of the colonies is most negatively effected by Mercantilism
New England
What is one Right that America adopted from the Engligh Bill of Rights
Speedy and Fair Trail, Right to petition, No Cruel and Unusual Punishment
French writer who wrote about the benefits of the Separation of Church and State
Voltaire
Britain passed these general search warrants that allowed them to search Colonial possessions
Writs of Assistance
Form of Government where power is held by a small group of people
Oligarchy
System in which a country attempts to gain wealth through trade. Exporting more than the import.
Typically at the expense of colonies
Mercantilism
Concept of looking at past court cases/decisions and applying it to modern law is called
Precedent
Believed that people Need a strong monarch to maintain order
Thomas Hobbes
Parliamentary law that required Colonists to house and supply British soldiers stationed in the Colonies
Quartering Act
Form of government in which a religion or faith plays a dominant role
Theocracy
Early Colonial Constitution, using the concept of Popular Sovreignty
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Earliest forms of Democracy are found in what cultures
Government must follow certain procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty, or property interest
Due Process
Colonists became complacent and were used to making their own laws because of this period where Britain didn't enforce Parliamentary laws on the Colonies
Salutary Neglect