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Influential Documents Digital Notes
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1I. Constitutional Convention
a. When the delegates met in [blank_start]Philadelphia[blank_end] in 1787 for the Constitutional Convention, the framers looked to previous constitutional documents for inspiration.- Aphiladelphia
2II. The Magna Carta – 1215 A.D. (C.E)
a. Protecting people’s [blank_start]rights[blank_end] and [blank_start]civil liberties[blank_end] is a concept that existed in [blank_start]England[blank_end] dating back to [blank_start]1215[blank_end] when King [blank_start]John[blank_end] signed the Magna Carta. This document included:
i. [blank_start]Limited Government[blank_end]: The idea that governmental power should be checked.
ii. [blank_start]Rule of Law[blank_end]: The notion that the government was not above the law.
iii. Trial by [blank_start]Jury[blank_end]
iv. No [blank_start]Taxation[blank_end] w/o [blank_start]Consent[blank_end]
b. The [blank_start]barons[blank_end] were upset about being taxed without their consent
c. The barons combined their armies with the [blank_start]church[blank_end] to challenge the king.
i. Clause [blank_start]39[blank_end] of King John’s Magna Carta includes the guarantee that no [blank_start]free man[blank_end] may suffer punishment without “the lawful judgement of his [blank_start]peers[blank_end]”, in other words trial by jury.
ii. Clause [blank_start]14[blank_end] “obtaining the common consul of the kingdom…we will cause to be summoned the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, and greater barons to be summoned…to come together.” In other words, a [blank_start]legislative body[blank_end]. Developing a parliament or the idea that a legislative body should pass laws and taxes rather than an executive was important in developing America’s Three Branches of Government.
iii. Clause [blank_start]13[blank_end] – No “Scutage’ or ‘aid’ ([blank_start]taxes[blank_end]) may be levied in our kingdom without its general consent.” The idea of “[blank_start]no taxation without consent[blank_end]” was very important to the Founding Fathers, and rallying cry for the [blank_start]Declaration of Independence[blank_end].- Arights
- Bcivil liberties
- Cengland
- D1215
- Ejohn
- Flimited government
- Grule of law
- Hjury
- Itaxation
- Jconsent
- Kbarons
- Lchurch
- Mfree man
- Npeers
- O39
- P14
- Qlegislative body
- R13
- Staxes
- Tno taxation without consent
- Udeclaration of independence
3III. Mayflower Compact – 1620
a. The Mayflower Compact was signed by the [blank_start]pilgrims[blank_end] on November 11, [blank_start]1620[blank_end] off the coast of what would become [blank_start]Massachusetts[blank_end].
b. It was the [blank_start]first[blank_end] constitutional document signed in what would be the United States establishing a government.
c. The settlers knew that they needed a system of [blank_start]rules/laws[blank_end] and a governing body. But they wanted to establish one that was different from [blank_start]England’s[blank_end]
d. This document established the concept of [blank_start]self-government[blank_end]. That this would be a government ruled by “[blank_start]the people[blank_end]” of America.
e. [blank_start]Three[blank_end] (3) concepts found in the document are the “[blank_start]Rule of Law[blank_end]” the “[blank_start]Social Contract[blank_end]” and “[blank_start]Consent of the Governed[blank_end]”.
f. Rule of Law means that “nobody is above the law”. Found in this document is the idea that America would be ruled by a system of law not the [blank_start]nobility[blank_end].
g. By signing their names to the Mayflower Compact, they were agreeing to give their permission to give up some [blank_start]power[blank_end] to a governing body and to follow the rules or laws established.- Apilgrims
- B1620
- Cmassachusetts
- Dfirst
- Erules/laws
- Fengland’s
- Gself-government
- Hthe people
- Ithree
- Jrule of law
- Ksocial contract
- Lconsent of the governed
- Mnobility
- Npower
4IV. English Bill of Rights - 1689
a. [blank_start]Parliament[blank_end] overthrows King [blank_start]James II[blank_end] in an event known as the [blank_start]Glorious Revolution[blank_end].
b. Parliament wanted to [blank_start]protect rights[blank_end] and limit the [blank_start]power[blank_end] of the King.
i. Consent of Parliament ([blank_start]taxes/laws[blank_end])
ii. The right to [blank_start]petition[blank_end] the monarch (free speech)
iii. Included the right to [blank_start]bear arms[blank_end] in defense
iv. [blank_start]Trial by jury[blank_end]
v. [blank_start]Cruel[blank_end] punishment/ excessive [blank_start]bail[blank_end]
vi. No standing [blank_start]army[blank_end]
c. Limited the King’s (executive) power.
d. Influenced the U.S. [blank_start]Bill of Rights[blank_end] (1791) and the U.S. [blank_start]Constitution[blank_end] (1789)- Aparliament
- Bjames ii
- Cglorious revolution
- Dprotect rights
- Epower
- Ftaxes/laws
- Gpetition
- Hbear arms
- Itrial by jury
- Jcruel
- Kbail
- Larmy
- Mbill of rights
- Nconstitution
5V. Thomas Paine – Common Sense
a. Popular [blank_start]pamphlet[blank_end] written in 1775-76 that inspired the colonists to [blank_start]declare their independence[blank_end] from Great Britain.
b. Influenced the [blank_start]Declaration of Independence[blank_end].
c. It’s “Common Sense” to declare independence from Great Britain!- Apamphlet
- Bdeclare their independence
- Cdeclaration of independence
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- Descripción
- 7th grade Civics Test sobre Influential Documents Digital Notes, creado por Reginald McKelvin el 27/08/2019.
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- Reginald McKelvin
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