Founding Docs #1
This was the year when the Declaration of Independence written
1776
The people rule in a ____________
Democracy
This document, written in 1607, created the colony of Virginia
Charters for the Virginia Company of London
Which fundamental principle allows one branch to limit the powers of other branches?
Checks and Balances
Wealthy aristocrats of England wrote this document
Which principle states that all people must follow the law?
Rule of law
List the 3 influences of the Magna Carta on the Constitution
Rule of Law
Right to a trial by jury
Right to a speedy trial
Separation of Powers
This founding document served as a model for the Bill or Rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
We elect representatives to conduct government on our behalf
Representative Government
In what two ways did the Articles of Confederation influence the Constitution?
Established the first form of national government & its weakness led to the creation of the Constitution
In the definition of Popular Sovereignty, the word "consent" means...
To agree
This document established the first form of national government in the United States
Articles of Confederation
The government is not all-powerful and can only do those things people have given it the power to do.
Limited Government
Name the two founding documents written by Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom & Declaration of Independence
Which fundamental principle describes the division of power between a national government and state governments?
Federalism
This word used in the Declaration of Independence refers to rights that cannot be taken away
Unalienable
The people give power to the government in exchange for protection of their rights
This document gave colonists in Virginia the same rights as Englishmen
Charters for the Virginia Company of London
"The government may not take a person's land or property without due process" is an example of which principle?