Vocab1 Enlightenment movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society

Vocab2 monarch king or queen

Vocab3 legislature a group of people that makes laws

Vocab4 precedent a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

Vocab5 common law a system of law based on precedent and customs

Vocab6 natural rights freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

Vocab7 social contract an agreement among people in a society with a government

Vocab8 colony a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere

Vocab9 joint-stock company investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit

Vocab10 charter a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments; or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation

Vocab11 compact an agreement, or contract, among a group of people

Vocab11 Magna Carta A charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.

Vocab11 Parliament (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

Vocab11 Glorious Revolution the last genuine revolution in Britain

Vocab11 English Bill of Rights Creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

Vocab11 English Common Law The system of law that has developed in England from approximately 1066 t o the present.