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| 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 | A document that served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America |
| Articles of Confederation | Established the first form of national government for the independent states, allowing states to keep the major powers of government |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | A document that stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| Constitution of the United States | Established structure of the present national government of the United States |
| Preamble | Introduction to the US Constitution, states the six goals of government |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution, guarantees certain basic rights to all Americans |
| Article I | Establishes the Legislative Branch of the federal government, Congress |
| Article II | Establishes the Executive Branch of the federal government |
| Article III | Establishes the Judicial Branch of the federal government |
| Purposes of US Government | Keep Order, Protect Citizens, Provide public goods and services |
| Immigration | Movement to a place to which one is not native in order to settle there |
| Naturalization | The process by which aliens(people not from here) become citizens |
| League of Women Voters | A democratic institution helping women play a larger role in public affairs |
| Due Process of Law | A process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law |
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