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| Question | Answer |
| Fundamental Principles | Consent of the Governed Limited Government Rule of Law Democracy Representative Government |
| What does Consent of the Governed Mean? | The people are the source of any and all governmental power. |
| What does Limited Government Mean? | Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do. |
| What Does Rule of Law Mean? | The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. |
| What does Democracy Mean? | In a democratic system of government, the people rule. |
| What 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. |
| Declaration 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. |
| Articles 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. |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| Charters of the VA Company of London | Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the U.S. |
| Constitution | • 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. |
| What is Preamble | sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government |
| Purpose of Constitution | Purposes 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 |
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