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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution (Declaration of…
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Magna Carta
Rule of Law; limited government
The great character, limited the Kings power for the first time
1215 by English Barons
Articles of Confederation
Limited Government ; representative government; consent of the govern
Used as our nation’s first government until the ratification of our Constitution in 1789. first form of government very wea national government, had most of the power, COULD NOT TAX, COULD NOT ENFORCE LAWS, ONE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
Written by the Founding Fathers in 1781
Declaration of Independence
consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law
all men are created equal; unalienable rights "life liberty, pursuit of happiness", stated complaints to the king
Written by Thomas Jefferson and
signed on July 6, 1776.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
limited government
Inspiration for the first amendment of the bill of rights
Written by George Mason & approved on June 12, 1776.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London (1607)
Signed and written by King James in 1607
Rule of Law
Established businesses and government in VA; promised colonists the same rights as Englishman
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
This was the basis for the 1st amendment of the constitution; separated church and state
limited government
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1779, and it was adopted by Virginia in 1786.