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| CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED | Basic principle that people are the source of any and all governmental power. |
| LIMITED GOVERNMENT | Basic principle that government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people give it the power to do. |
| RULE OF LAW | Basic principle that those who govern are bound by the law. |
| DEMOCRACY | In this system of government, the people rule. |
| REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT | A gov't where people elect public officeholders to make laws on their behalf. |
| CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON | This document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists. |
| THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS | This document served as a model for the Bill of Rights |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | This document affirmed certain unalienable rights and the idea that all people are equal under the law. |
| ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | This first plan of gov't left the federal gov't weak - it had no power to tax and enforce laws, and was soon replaced by the Constitution. |
| VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | This document guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions. |
| CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS | This document established the structure of the U.S. Government. |
