Principles of government
Voters give the government their permission to rule.
Consent of the Governed
Voting is how we make decisions
Democracy
This document establishes the principle of rule of law, which we still believe in today
Magna Carta
This Founding Document established the first national government for the United States. It was a failure.
The Articles of Confederation
This amendment protects your right to have a gun
2nd
Government can only do those things the people have given it power to.
Limited Government
In the United States, the power that the government has comes from the people
Consent of the
Governed
This Founding Document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists of the British Colonies
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Articles of Confederation's weaknesses included giving the states too much _______
power
This amendment protects your right to speak
1st
The government and the governed are required to obey the law.
Rule of Law
President Biden was given a speeding ticket for riding too quickly on his bicycle
Rule of Law
This document served as the model for the Bill of Rights for the Constitution of the United States
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Articles of Confederation rules made it hard to collect enough _______ from the states.
taxes / money
This amendment protects your right to publish the news
1st
The people rule.
Democracy
When the government passed a law taking away some citizen’s freedom of speech, the courts said it could not.
Limited Government
This founding document protects only Virginians' freedom of religion
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Articles of Confederation government gave each state ______ vote when making laws
one (1)
This amendment protects your right to remain (be) silent
5th
The people elect officeholders to make decisions for them
Representative Government
Not everyone has the time or expertise to make laws, so we choose people to do that for us
Representative Government
This Founding Document listed reasons why the king of Great Britain was bad. It also declared the colonies were free.
The Declaration of Independence
This document made the structure of our current government
The U.S. Constitution
This amendment protects your right to have a jury in a trial
7th