Founding Documents!

Unalienable Rights,
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• The VA Declaration of RIGHTS
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Preamble
• The Charters of the VA co of London

Gave too much power to the states,
Weak central govt
led to the writing of the Constitution

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights

More perfect union
Establish justice
General Welfare
Domestic tranquility

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Preamble
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The "no crying in civics" constitution

Which part of the Preamble addresses natural disasters like tornadoes and hurricanes?

• More perfect union
• Establish Justice
• General welfare
• Domestic tranquility

When you find yourself in a courtroom where due process is observed

• Domestic tranquility
• more perfect union
• we the people
• Establish justice

The purpose of the Preamble is to state the _____ of the Constitution

• Options
• Goals
• Platform
• Rules

Guaranteed the colonists the same rights as englishmen

• The Charters of the VA company of London
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The Declaration of independence
• The Articles of Confederation

Served as a MODEL for the Bill of Rights

• The declaration of independence
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The articles of confederation
• The Constitution

Which of the following Declarations was NOT a model for the Bill of Rights?

• The VA declaration of Rights
• The declaration of Independence

which of the following documents declared the colonists' freedom from Great Britain?

• The VA declaration of Rights
• The declaration of Independence