1. The Colonial Period Chapter 2 Section 1

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3. Section 1 An English Political Heritage The English colonists advanced two basic political principles: –limited government—the concept that a monarch’s power is limited, not absolutelimited government –representative government— a government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct governmentrepresentative government

4. The Magna Carta came to represent the idea of limited government to protect from: Section 1 –unjust punishment and the loss of life, and –levying of taxes without popular consent. The Petition of Right limited the power of Charles I by preventing him from collecting tax without Parliament’s consent. An English Political Heritage (cont.)

5. The English Bill of Rights advanced several principles including: Section 1 –Monarchs do not have absolute authority. An English Political Heritage (cont.) –The monarch must have Parliament’s consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, and maintain an army. –The monarch cannot interfere with parliamentary elections.

6. Section 1 John Locke’s theory of a social contract was based on natural rights to:contract –life, An English Political Heritage (cont.) –liberty, and –property.

7. Section 1 Colonial Governments Colonial governments established practices that became key to the nation’s system of government, including: –a written constitution –a legislature of elected representatives The Thirteen Colonies –the separation of powers between the executive and the legislatureseparation of powers

9. Section 1 Colonial Governments (cont.) The Mayflower Compact was the first colonial plan for self-government. The General Fundamentals was the first system of law in the English colonies. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was America’s first formal constitution. The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first colonial legislature in America.