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Foundations of Gov.

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Consent of the governed   People are the source of any and all governmental power.  
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Charters of the VA Company of London   document guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens  
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Articles of Confederation   created a weak central government with no power to tax or enforce laws  
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Rule of law   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.  
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Democracy   In this type of system of government, the people rule.  
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Limited Government   Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do  
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Representative Government   The people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the peoples' behalf.  
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Virginia Declaration of Rights   document served as a model of the Bill of Rights  
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Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom   document guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions  
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Preamble   introduction of the U.S Constitution  
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Bill of Rights   document protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition  
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Article 1   legislative branch and makes laws  
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Article 2   executive branch and it enforces laws  
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Article 3   judicial branch and it interprets laws  
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Purposes of U.S goverment   keep order, protect citizens, provide public services  
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