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SOL Review
Civics and Economics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consent of the Governed | The people are the source of any and all governmental power |
| Limited Government | Government is not all-powerful and may do only the things the people have given it the power to do |
| Rule of Law | The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as those who are governed |
| Democracy | A government in which people hold the power to rule and make laws |
| Representative Government | A system of government in which people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf |
| Charters of the VA Company of London | Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists, gave the colonists the King's permission to sail to the New World, claim all discovered lands for England and establish colonies there |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | |
| Articles of Confederation | |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | |
| Constitution of the United States | |
| Preamble | Introduction to the US Constitution, states the six goals of government |
| Bill of Rights | |
| Article I | |
| Article II | |
| Article III | |
| Purposes of US Government | Keep Order, Protect Citizens, Provide public goods and services |