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Documents that Influenced the U.S. Constitution (Magna Carta (Rule of Law…
Documents that Influenced the U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Rule of Law and Limited Government
The main idea is to make the king have to follow all laws, it also gave more rights to the englisman
Made in 1215, written by John, King of Enlgand
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The main point of it is to give more rights to Virginians as well as giving them a fair trial
Limited Government
Written by George Mason in 1776
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
This allowed for an established colony and government in Jamestown as well as assuring the rights of the colonists
King James wrote and signed it in 1607
Limited Government, democracy
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedoms
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1779
It was meant to separate government from religion as well as stating that people should be free to worship as they chose
limited government
Declaration of Independence
It stated that people should have the power instead of the king, it also stated that people should have unalienable rights
Consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776
Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson wrote it in 1781
Limited Government, consent of the governed, Representative government
It Stated that national government could not tax and could not nor could they enforce the law, it also states that there is only one government