Early Documents that Influenced the Constitution
What are the unalienable rights?
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
Name five documents of American history that influenced the development of the Constitution and constitutional government.
CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON; THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS; THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION; THE VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MAGNA CARTA
Which document established the republican structure of the U.S. government?
CONSTITUTION (INCLUDING BILL OF RIGHTS)
Magna Carta
Established for the first time the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms
Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
Established the government for the new colony of Virginia.
Which document stated grievances against the king and declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain?
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Who had the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom adopted by the Virginia legislature in 1786?
James Madison
The Virginia Company of London sent 144 male colonists to Virginia and founded what colony in 1607?
Jamestown
What date did the Declaration of Independence go into effect?
July 4, 1776
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work?
MAINTAINED THAT MAJOR POWERS RESIDED WITH THE STATES; PROVIDED FOR A WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WITH NO POWER TO TAX OR ENFORCE LAWS.
King John of England was forced to adopt this principle by English nobility in 1215
Magna Carta
Although the Constitution created a government that guarantees majority rule, it also
PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY (IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS)
Under the Articles of Confederation, most power resided with the:
STATES
Which document protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
THE BILL OF RIGHTS (THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION)
Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and The Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Document that established our current form of government
U.S. Constitution
Guarantees the worth and dignity of all people -
U.S. Constitution
The Constitution guarantees equality with _________________ rule, but the rights of the ______________ protected.
majority; minority
In Articles of Confederation the central government had ___________ tax or enforce laws.
no power
Articles of Confederation had a _______ central government
weak
When was the Virginia Declaration of Rights presented to the Virginia Convention?
1776
What part of the Bill of Rights: Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?
1st Amendment
First form of national government
Articles of Confederation
What document led to the writing of the constitution?
Articles of Confederation
The 1st Ten Amendments
Bill of Rights
Which of these documents guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens?
CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON
Affirmed "certain unalienable rights"
Declaration of Independence
All people are created equal under the law
Declaration of Independence
Declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain -
Declaration of Independence
Who mainly wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
What document protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition?
The Constitution
Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?
VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Which of these documents guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?
VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
First stated the idea of freedom of religion
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom