Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
System of government in which an assembly of ordinary citizens make decisions
Direct Democracy
Panel of citizens who make judgement in a trial
Jury
A system of government in which the people choose representatives who govern in their name
Republic
A group of people who have the power to make laws
Legislature
A written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
Bill of Rights
The principal that a person cannot be in prison without being charged with a specific crime
Habeas Corpus
Mapmaker
Cartographer
Founded America, landed on Bahamas
Christopher Columbus
Group of people who settle in a new place but are ruled by the government of their native lands
Colony
Large estate farmed by many workers
Plantation
Economic system in which people put money or capital into a business to make a profit
Capitalism
Percentage added to the original amount
Interest
An economic policy which held that a nations wealth was measured by its supply of gold and silver
Mercantilism
Water route or around North America
Northwest Passage
Official document that gives that gives certain rights to individual or group
Charter
