Read chapter 2 the Roots of American Democracy and define the following vocabulary

terms in the chart below. Provide the books definition, a definition in your own words,
and a picture to help you remember what the word means.

Books Definition Definition in your own words Picture

Enlightenment:A The enlightenment was a

cultural movement movement where thinkers
beginning with changed the ways that law
English people and government worked,
settling here in the largely in the form of rights.
1600s and bringing This movement has a very
with them new ideas large effect on Americans
about laws, society, today.
and the rights people
possessed.
Legislature: A law The group or branch of
making body. government that creates laws.

Precedent:A ruling in A precedent is when a case is

an earlier case that alike enough to another that
was similar. the judge would make a
decision consistent with the
last.

Natural Rights: Lockes Natural rights are the ideas

argument that all that every person has certain
people possessed rights that nobody can take
life, liberty, and away from them. Life, liberty,
property that no and property.
government could
take away.
Social Contract: An A social contract is the
agreement among agreement between people
the people in a and the government, often
society. requiring something from both
sides.

Colony:A colony is a A colony is an area and group

group of people in of people who are governed,
one place who are ruled, and often directed by
ruled by a parent another country somewhere
country elsewhere. else.
Compact: A compact A compact is like a deal or
is an agreement, or agreement between people or
contract, among a their government.
group of people.

To refuse to
Boycott: To quit buying something or
buy something. paying for a service as a
punishment or protest.

Repealed: To cancel To repeal is to cancel a law or

something. congressional act.

Delegates: A person who stands to

Representatives for represent a group of people.
a group of people.
Independence: Self Independence is the state of
reliance and being separate from control of
protection from another and not relying or
outside control. depending on them.