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| Consent of the Governed | means people are the source of any and all government power |
| Limited Government | means the government is not all - powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do |
| Rule of Law | means the government and those who govern are bound by the law |
| Democracy | means that in a democratic system of government the people rule |
| Representative Government | means that in a representative system of government people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf |
| Charters of the Virginia Comapany of London | articulated the rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonists |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | articulated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| Articles of Confederation | maintained that major powers resided with individual states |
| Declaration of Independence | declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain |
| Constitution | protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition |
| 14th Amendment | defines citizenship |
| Citizen | an individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or choice, owes allegiance to that government |
| Preamble | sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government |
| "We the people" | how the Preamble to the US Constitution begins |
| Purposes of the US Government | To form a union, To establish justice, To ensure domestic peace, To provide defense |
| Fundamental Principles | define and shape American constitutional government |
