Did our Founding Fathers invent all the ideas that shaped the American system of government?
Civics: Foundations of Government

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False
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Most of the ideas and traditions that influenced the American government came from the colonist's British heritage.
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True
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Definition: The people are the source of any and all governmental power.
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Consent of the Governed
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Definition: Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
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Limited Government
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Definition: The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed.
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Rule of Law
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System of government in which power rests with the people.
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Democracy
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Definition: In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.
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Representative Government
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