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NAME CLASS DATE<br />

CHAPTER<br />

2<br />

Section 1: Guided Reading and Review<br />

Our Political Beginnings<br />

A. As You Read<br />

As you read the section, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.<br />

See answers below<br />

Basic Concepts of Government<br />

1. What is ordered government?<br />

2. What is limited government?<br />

3. What is representative government?<br />

Landmark English Documents<br />

4. How did the Magna Carta affect English government?<br />

5. How did the Petition of Right affect English government?<br />

6. How did the English Bill of Rights affect English government?<br />

Government in the Colonies<br />

7. How were royal colonies governed?<br />

8. How were proprietary colonies governed?<br />

9. How were charter colonies governed?<br />

B. Reviewing Key Terms<br />

Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II.<br />

Write the correct letter in each blank.<br />

Column I<br />

_____ d 10. written grant of authority from the king to<br />

establish a colony<br />

_____ a 11. government that is not all-powerful<br />

_____ e 12. consisting of two houses, as in a legislature<br />

_____ b 13. government that serves the will of the people<br />

_____ c 14. document written in 1215 limiting the power<br />

of the English monarchy<br />

Column II<br />

a. limited government<br />

b. representative government<br />

c. Magna Carta<br />

d. charter<br />

e. bicameral<br />

f. unicameral<br />

Possible answers to questions 1–9<br />

1. Ordered government is the orderly regulation of people’s relationships with one another.<br />

2. Limited government is the idea that government is not all-powerful.<br />

3. Representative government is the idea that government serves the will of the people.<br />

4. The Magna Carta introduced trial by jury and due process of law, and limited the king’s power.<br />

5. The Petition of Right stipulated that political critics could not be imprisoned or punished without a jury trial, martial<br />

law could not be imposed during peacetime, troops could not be quartered without homeowners’ consent, and taxes<br />

could not be levied without the consent of Parliament.<br />

6. The English Bill of Rights elevated the Parliament in English government by requiring its permission to maintain a<br />

standing army in peacetime, to suspend or execute laws, and to levy money for the use of the Crown. The bill also<br />

guaranteed fair trials, freedom from excessive bail, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.<br />

7. Royal colonies were subject to the direct control of the crown through a governor and a bicameral legislature.<br />

8. Proprietary colonies were owned by private citizens who appointed governors aided by legislatures; these colonies were<br />

still subject to English law.<br />

9. Charter colonies were self-governing under the terms of original charters granted by the monarch; these colonies<br />

elected their own bicameral legislatures and governors, who served with approval of the king.<br />

© Pearson Education, Inc.<br />

20 Chapter 2 Guided Reading and Review

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