Key Documents and Fundamental Principles

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What established for the first time the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law?

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The Magna Carta

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created weak central government (e.g., no power to tax or enforce laws)

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The Articles of Confederation

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Protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

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Constitution

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What served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America?

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The Virginia Declaration of Rights

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Affirmed the idea that all people are equal 
Options: Declaration of Independence, The Magna Carta, The Constitution of the United States

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Declaration of Independence

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Who stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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What document led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America?

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Articles of Confederation

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Established the structure of the United States government

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Constitution

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______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

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Popular Sovereignity

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Everyone (even the government) must obey the laws, and no one is above the law. Which principle is this?

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Limited Government