Question

match the definitions with the terms.
5.1) ______ a legislative branch with two houses
5.2) ______ to disagree with a majority view
5.3) ______ a term that describes unwritten laws that are based on customs, traditions, and prior judicial decisions
5.4) ______ any decision that serves as a pattern for future decisions
5.5) ______ a legislative branch with a single house
5.6) ______ a grant by a sovereign power creating a new entity
a. bicameral
b. charter
c. common law
d. dissent
e. precedent
f. unicameral
choose the best answers.
5.7) select three facts that describe a charter.
□ an official written document giving permission to own land
□ an unwritten document giving authority to govern in any way one chooses
□ a grant for ownership from someone with sovereign power
□ customs and traditions that were authorized through a grant
□ a document that ensured colonists had rights and liberties as freemen to colonize
5.8) select three principles guaranteed by the magna carta that later influenced some of the fundamental principles found in the constitution of the united states.
□ separation of powers
□ representation of the people
□ freedom of the press
□ federal system of government
□ limited government
□ rights and liberties for the individual such as trial by jury
5.9) select the three fundamental principles widely applied by the governments established in english north american colonies.
□ establishment of a state religion
□ freedom of the press
□ government that must represent the people
□ government that is not all - powerful
□ religious toleration
□ bicameralism

Explanation:

5.1)

The term "bicameral" refers to a legislative branch with two houses. So we match the definition to option A.

To "dissent" means to disagree with a majority view. So the term matching this definition is D.

"Common law" is defined as unwritten laws based on customs, traditions, and prior judicial decisions. So this matches option C.

Answer:

A. bicameral

5.2)