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foundations of a.g.
foundations of american goverment
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A fundamental principle of American government that states the government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. | Rule of law |
In this type of system of government, the people rule. | Democracy |
People are the source of any and all governmental power. | Consent of the governed |
Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do. | Limited government |
The people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the peoples' behalf. | Representative Government |
Document that guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists. | Charters of the Virginia Company of London |
Document that served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America. | Virginia Declaration of Rights |
Document that stated grievances against the king of Great Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
Established the first form of national government for the independent states | Articles of Confederation |
This document created a weak central government which led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States | Articles of Confederation |