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Significance of writs of assistance
A
Great Britain would search and seize homes of colonists which violated their rights
2
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Due process
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Requirement that government secures and upholds inalienable rights of citizens
3
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Signi vigilance of due process
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Balanced power of law of land with individual rights of colonists
Protects the individual person
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Sovereignty
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Absolute authority
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Significance of sovereignty
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Colonists resisted and rejected sovereignty of British monarchy and changes the idea of absolute sovereignty to popular sovereignty
6
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Writs of assistance
A
General warrants
Gave parliament officials authority to search and seize colonial property
We The People
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