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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION |
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This document guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and
opinions. |
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CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED |
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This first plan of government left the federal government weak
with no power to tax and enforce laws. It was soon replaced by the
Constitution. |
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
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People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct
government on their behalf (a fundamental principle of our
government) |
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CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON |
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This document served as a model for the Bill of Rights |
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DEMOCRACY |
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Those who govern are bound by the law (a fundamental principle) |
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VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
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People are the source of any and all governmental power (a
fundamental principle of our government) |
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LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
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In
this system of government, the people rule (a fundamental
principle) |
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT |
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Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people
give it the power to do (a fundamental principle of our
government) |
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RULE OF LAW |
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This document affirmed "certain unalienable rights" and the idea
that all people are equal under the law. |
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THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
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This document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the
colonists. |