Founding Ideas: Part 2

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Things people believe they should be free to do without restrictions.

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Rights

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People have the right to fair and reasonable laws. Officials have to follow the rules when enforcing the laws and treat all people the same.

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Due Process

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All people must follow the law and the law must be enforced fairly.

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Rule of law

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People make decisions on how their government should work. Options: Rule of law, Self Government, Due Process, Limited Government, Rights

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Self Government

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A government that is limited in power by an agreement or written constitution.

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Limited Government

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What kind of document was the Mayflower Compact? Options: Government document, Pamphlet, Agreement between individuals, Newspaper article

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Agreement between individuals

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Identify which founding idea was identified in the Mayflower Compact.

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Self Government

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What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's writing called Common Sense?

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Convince the colonists to support breaking free from Britain

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Which kind of document was Cato's letters? Options: Government document, agreement between people, pamphlet, collection of newspaper articles

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collection of newspaper articles

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What was the purpose of Cato's letters?

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argue against the king's heavy hand