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Magna Carta
Which document, signed by King John in 1215, guaranteed feudal privileges in a contract between the king and nobility?
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willingly; by choice
Entering a social contract must be done __________.
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oligarchy
A government in which power is held by a small number of people is called a(n) ____________.
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rights that belong to us by nature and cannot be taken away
Define unalienable rights.
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House of Lords and House of Commons
In the 14th century, the English Parliament was divided into which 2 houses?
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to receive some benefits
Why might people "sign" a social contract?
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confederation
In a(n) ___________, there a group of states in which the members retain considerable independence.
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Second Continental Congress
What group authored the Declaration of Independence?
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Government must deliver a person arrested to court and present charges.
What is the "writ of habeas corpus?"
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change the government
If government does not protect its citizens, what can the citizens do?
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presidential
In this type of government, the head of state and the head of government are the same person.
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July 4, 1776
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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Petition of Rights (1628)
A struggle over whether the king could act without approval of Parliament led to the _______________.
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some rights
What do people give up to enter a social contract?
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parliamentary
In this type of government, the head of government is elected by the legislature.
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Britain was not protecting the colonies' rights
Why did the connection between the American colonies and Britain need to end, in the colonists' view?
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trial by jury
no cruel or unusual punishment right to bear arms right to petition the government
What are 2 rights guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?
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“…Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Gove
How is the Declaration of Independence a social contract?
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a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central government
What is a federation?
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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What were the unalienable rights named in the Declaration of Independence?
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