origins

government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Due Process

• Rights

• Limited Government

a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws - everyone must follow the law

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Due Process

• Rights

• Limited Government

a principle for fair treatment through the normal judicial system; the government cannot take a citizen's rights without cause

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Due Process

• Rights

• Limited Government

those things that one is morally or legally entitled to do or have

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Due Process

• Rights

• Limited Government

the power of the government is restricted, usually by a constitution

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Due Process

• Rights

• Limited Government

The idea that the laws should apply uniformly to everyone, even kings, was first found in the

• Old Testament of the Bible

• Code of Hammurabi

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• writings of the Enlightenment Period

  The purpose of the First Continental Congress 

• to declare independence from England

• to place an embargo on imports from Great Britian

• to write the Atricles of Confederation

• to debate whether the colonies should pay the taxes imposed under the Townshend Act

  inalienable rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence

• life

• liberty

• property

• pursuit of happiness

The need for a stronger national government was demonstrated by

• Shays’ Rebellion

• the Magna Carta

• the Mayflower Compact

• the colonies declaring independence from England

• the implementation of the Coercive Acts

Weaknesses and/or problems of the Articles of Confederation included

• Central government had no power to enforce laws

• National government could not levy taxes

• there was no standing Army

• the national government signed a peace treaty with Britain

• regardless of its population, each state had one vote.