American Independence Vocabulary (Unit 2)

People decide how to govern themselves

• Self-Government

• Limited Government

• Due Process

• Democratic Government

A power or privilege that belongs to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government

The belief that everyone is accountable to the law

• Due Process

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Tyranny

The belief that there should be a standard set of procedures for how laws work.

The belief that government should be restrained by a written document or agreement.

• Tyranny

• Limited Government

• Rights

• Self-Government

Powers or privileges which everyone is born with, that should never be taken away by a government or law.

• Rights

• Natural Rights

• Militia

• Independence

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Petition

• Revolt

To take back, or cancel, a law.

• Petition

• Repeal

• Revolt

• Militia

The unjust use of governmental power

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight only in an emergency.

• Rebellion

• Militia

• Revolution

• Independence