| A | B |
|---|
| Declaration of Independence | affirm certain unalienable rights such as lif liberty and pursuit of happiness |
| Charters of the Virginia Company of London | guaranteed the rights of englishmen to the colonists |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st form of national government |
| Constitution | Majority rule with the rights of minority protected |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights | served as a model for the bill of rights |
| Representitive Government | people elect public office holders to make laws and to conduct government on their behalf |
| Consent of the Governed | People are the source of any and all governmental power |
| Limited Government | Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it power to do |
| Rule of Law | Government and those who govern are bound by the law |
| Democracy | A system opf government where the people rule |
