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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson 1779
separated churches from power in government
gave everyone the right to exercise their own religion
freedom of religion
Magna Carta 1215 by English nobles
All free men are given right to a fair trial
Even the rulers/people in power must obey the laws
Rule of law
Charters of the Virginia Company of London by King James 1 1606
You could own land in the new world
You could elect you own law making body in the new world
Representative Government
Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason 1776
Said that all citizens have the right to vote
Everyone has the freedom of religion
Limited Government
Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson 1776
stated that people have rights that cannot be taken away
declared Independence from England
consent of the governed
Articles of Confederation by John Dickinson 1781
made the main form of government a weak one
gave most of the power to the states
Limited Government