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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
VA Declaration of Rights
Written by George Mason
Written in 1776
Fundamental Principles
Consent of the Governed
Republic
Limited Government
Main Ideas
Declared that citizens had natural right, not given by governments.
Served as a influence for the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
Charters of the VA Co. of London
Fundamental Principles
Republic
Federalism
Democracy
Main Ideas
Gave the same rights as Englishmen to the colonist within the charters.
Colonist were granted permission to get more colonies in America.
Written in 1606
Written by King James I
Magna Carta
Fundamental Principles
Due Procces
Rule of Law
Written in 1215
Written by English Nobles and Englishmen
Main Ideas
It gave free men the right to a trial, which protected their rights.
Stated that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law.
Articles of Confederation
Fundamental Principles
Federalism
Separation of Power
Main Ideas
Established the first form of national government for the new states.
Created weak central government which lead to the Constitution being written.
Written in 1777
Written by John Dickinson
VA Declaration of Religious Freedom
Fundamental Principles
Limited Government
Federalism
Main Ideas
Established the separation of church and state.
People can worship how they want and states can't tax churches.
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Written in 1779
Constitution & Bill of Rights
Fundamental Principles
Due Process
Separation of Power
Republic
Consent of the Governed
Main Ideas
Constitution: guide the government and gives rules on how it show work.
Bill of Rights: lists the rights that citizens have that the government has to protect.
The Bill of Rights were (originally) written in 1689.
The Constitution was written in 1787.
Written by James Madison