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It established the structure of the
U.S. Government, guaranteed equality under the law, with majority
rule and the rights of the minority protected |
CONSTITUTION (INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS) |
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Five documents that influenced the
Constitution and our constitutional government |
THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON;
THE VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM;
THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS;
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE;
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION |
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One of the five documents that influenced
the Constitution - It guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the
colonists |
CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON |
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One of the five documents that influenced
the Constitution - It guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and
opinions |
VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
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One of the five documents that influenced
the Constitution - It served as a model for the Bill of Rights |
THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
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One of the five documents that influenced
the Constitution - It affirmed "certain unalienable rights," -
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - and the idea that
all people are equal under the law |
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
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One of the five documents that influenced
the Constitution - It provided for a weak central government (no
power to tax and enforce laws) Led to the writing of the
Constitution |
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION |
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Five fundamental political principles |
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED; LIMITED GOVERNMENT;
RULE OF LAW; DEMOCRACY; AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT |
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A fundamental principle of our government;
people are the source of any and all governmental power |
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED |
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A fundamental principle of our government; a
government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people
have given it the power to do |
LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
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A fundamental principle of our government;
people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct
government on their behalf |
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT |
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A fundamental principle of our government;
in a democratic system of government the people rule |
DEMOCRACY |
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A fundamental principle of our government; a
government and those who govern are bound by the law |
RULE OF LAW |