Fichas
Foundations
Fichas del conjunto (14)
- 1Fundamental PrinciplesConsent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Democracy
Representative Government - 2What does Consent of the Governed Mean?The people are the source of any and all governmental power.
- 3What does Limited Government Mean?Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
- 4What Does Rule of Law Mean?The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed.
- 5What does Democracy Mean?In a democratic system of government, the people rule.
- 6What does Representative Government Mean?In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.
- 7Declaration of Independence- Stated Grievances against the King of Great Britain
- Declared the Colonies' independence from Great Britain
- Affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) established the idea that all people are equal under the law. - 8Articles of Confederation– established the first form of national government for the independent states
– maintained that major powers resided
with individual states
- created weak central government (e.g., no power to tax or enforce laws); led to the
writing of the Constitution of the United States of America. - 9Virginia Statute for Religious FreedomStated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
- 10Charters of the VA Company of LondonGuaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists
- 11Virginia Declaration of RightsServed as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the U.S.
- 12Constitution• established the structure of the United States government
• guaranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected
• affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people
• protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. - 13What is Preamblesets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government
- 14Purpose of ConstitutionPurposes of United States government:
To form a more perfect union
To establish justice
To ensure domestic tranquility
To provide for the common defense
To promote the general welfare
To secure the blessings of liberty