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Unit 2 Vocabulary

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” -Dale Carnegie How have you learned from your mistakes?. Unit 2 Vocabulary. Magna Carta.

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Unit 2 Vocabulary

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  1. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” -Dale Carnegie How have you learned from your mistakes?

  2. Unit 2 Vocabulary

  3. Magna Carta “Great Charter” a document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, drawn up by nobles and approved by King John in AD 1215.

  4. Divine Right • The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God.

  5. Absolute Monarchy • A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society.

  6. English Bill of Rights Accepted by William and Mary from Parliament. Limited the power of the monarchy and protected free speech in parliament.

  7. English Petition of Rights A landmark in constitutional history. Limited royal power and went against the theories of absolute monarchy.

  8. Habeas Corpus A document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court or judge so that it can be decided whether his or her imprisonment is legal.

  9. constitutional monarchy A monarchy in which the ruler’s power is limited by law.

  10. Restoration • The period of Charles II’s rule over England, after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell’s government.

  11. Glorious Revolution The bloodless overthrow of the English King James II and his replacement by William and Mary.

  12. social contract The agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized society or government.

  13. natural rights The rights that all people are born with- according to John Locke, the rights of life, liberty, and property.

  14. separation of powers The assignment of executive, legislative, and judicial powers to different groups of officials in a government.

  15. revolution a time when people change a ruler or political system by using force or violence

  16. checks and balances Measures designed to prevent any one branch of government from dominating the others.

  17. bill of rights A formal summary of the rights and liberties considered essential to the people

  18. federal system A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual states.

  19. US Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which protect citizens’ basic rights and freedoms.

  20. American Declaration of Independence A statement of the of the reasons for the American colonies’ break with Britain approved by the Second Continental Congress in 1776

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