Fundamental Political Principles and Key Documents

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Fundamental Political Principle #1 – People are the source of any and all government power

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CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

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Fundamental Political Principle #2 – Government is not all powerful and may only do those things the people have given it the power to do

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LIMITED GOVERNMENT

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Fundamental Political Principle #3 – The government and those who govern are bound by the law

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RULE OF LAW

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Fundamental Political Principle #4 – In such a system of government, the people rule

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DEMOCRACY

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Fundamental Political Principle #5 – People elect public officeholders who make laws and conduct government on their behalf

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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

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The document guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens

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CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON

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The document that served as a model for the Bill of Rights

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VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

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The document claimed people have certain unalienable rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and that all people are equal under the law

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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Document created a weak central government with no power to tax or to enforce laws

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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

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Document that guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions

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VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM