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| CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED; LIMITED GOVERNMENT; RULE OF LAW; DEMOCRACY; AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT | Five fundamental political principles |
| CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED | A fundamental principle of our government; people are the source of any and all governmental power |
| LIMITED GOVERNMENT | A fundamental principle of our government; a government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do |
| RULE OF LAW | A fundamental principle of our government; a government and those who govern are bound by the law |
| DEMOCRACY | A fundamental principle of our government; in a democratic system of government the people rule |
| REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT | A fundamental principle of our government; people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf |
| THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON; THE VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS; THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | Five documents that influenced the Constitution and our constitutional government |
| CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists |
| THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It served as a model for the Bill of Rights |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It affirmed "certain unalienable rights," - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - and the idea that all people are equal under the law |
| ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It provided for a weak central government (no power to tax and enforce laws) Led to the writing of the Constitution |
| VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| CONSTITUTION (INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS) | One of the five documents that influenced the Constitution - It established the structure of the U.S.Government, guaranteed equality under the law, with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected |
