| A | B |
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| Consent of the Governed | People are the source of any and all government power. |
| Limited Government | Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do. |
| Rule of Law | The Government and those who govern are bound by the law. |
| Representative Government | People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf. |
| Democracy | The people rule. |
| Charters of the Virginia Company of London | Guaranteed colonists the rights of Englishmen. |
| Virginia Declaration of Independence | Model for today's Bill of Rights |
| Declaration of Independence | Listed three unalienable rights |
| Articles of Confederation | First national government |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Document that established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| Constitution of the United States | Protects five fundamental freedoms |
