| Term | Definition |
|---|
| articles of confederation | signed by 13 colonies, set up the first national government |
| bicameral | having 2 houses or chambers. Georgia and the U.S. has a bicameral a bicameral government that consist of the senate and house of representatives. |
| bill of rights | first ten amendments that guarantee the rights of U.S. citizens |
| boycott | protesting to buy or use something to promote change |
| checks and balances | keeps the 3 branches of government from overpowering each other |
| confedration | loose sovereign states where the government has limited power. |
| constitution | document that authorize a government to exist. |
| Declaration of Independence | document that declare independence from Great Britain, written by Thomas Jefferson |
| duties | Taxes paid on imports |
| executive | Branch of governments that carries out laws |
| Federal | Referring to federal system of government |
| General Assembly | Georgia state legislature |
| Inferior courts | Court that handles minor cases |
| judicial | settles legal arguments,interprets the law, decides issues of constitutionality |
| legislative | Branch of government that makes the laws |
| levy | to impose or set taxes |
| militia | military unit of citizens who are not professional soldiers |
| monopoly | Exclusive right to conduct business without competition |
| nation | independent country with its own government |
| natural law | theory that people have natural rights that come from god or nature |
| petition | document signed by a certain number of votersfor some purpose |
| popular sovereignty | idea that government must be based on the will of the people |
| preamble | introduction statement to a legal document |
| ratification | formal approval of a proposed action |
| Separation of power | division of power among governmental branches |
| smuggling | illegal trading |
| state | one of the 50 political units that make up the U.S. |
| superior court | Georgia general trial court with original jurisdiction over most criminal and civil matters |
| tory | loyalist, who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| unicameral | Consisting of only one chamber or house |
| Whig | patriots, who opposed Great Britain during and before the American Revolution |
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