Documents One
Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness)
Declaration of Independence
Everyone, including the king, must follow the laws
Magna Carta
Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights
Consent of the governed
A type of government where the people rule by voting.
What is democracy?
Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions in Virginia.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Established the first form of national government for the independent states
Articles of Confederation
Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do
Limited Government
What amendment prohibits the national/federal government from acting in an unfair manner.
5th Amendment
Established the current structure of the United States government
U.S. Constituion
Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Everyone, including government officials must follow the law
Rule of Law
What is a grievance?
A complaint
What is our Supreme Law of the Land today?
U.S. Constitution
Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonist
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The People Rule
Democracy
What amendment states that anyone "born or naturalized" is a citizen?
14th Amendment
Created a weak central government. States had all the power.
Articles of Confederation
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
Representative Government
How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution
27