bradv Flashcards
magna carta
it limits the kings power
parliament
a two house legislature
bill of rights
a list of privledges for the people
- tax and money
- kings personal use is ilegal of tax funds
- taxes make army ready to fight
- what happens in parliament stays in parliament
john peter zenger trial
being allowed to publish true facts about government
libel
writing that can harm a person’s reputation
the glorious revoloution
king james the 2nd was removed and replaced
navigation acts
1-England was the first place to ship stuff through
2-supplies had to come in ships
3-colonies could only give products to England
gentry
the highest class of people
legislature
a group of people that makes laws
apprentice
a person who is learning trade from one another
indentured servant
it was a debt payed off by working for somebody
racism
thinking one race is more superior then another, and descriminating against them
slave codes
restrictions from letting slaves to some things
Benjamin Franklin
he was a writer and creator, scientist, ect.
the great awakening
religion was becoming more popular again and new churches were formed
divine right
monarchs get to rule and get their power directly from god
natural right
right s that belong to all humans
John Locke
a writer that said rights people have come from the monarch, and people had the right to overthrow the monarch
Baron de Montesquieu
a French thinker that believed in separation power so people didn’t get to much power
separation powers
3 branches of government
- legislative branch
- executive branch
- judicial branch
executive branch
led by the president, they make official laws
legislative branch
two houses of congress that vote on rules
