SS.7.CG.1.2-1.4- Founding Principles, Documents, and People

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A principle right of all Americans to exercise their religion freely

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Religious Liberty

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

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Due Process

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Popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government

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Self-Government

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Consent of the Governed means that government can only get their power from _____________.

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The People

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What is the principle of separation of powers?

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A principle that divides the government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

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What is the Rule of Law?

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The government and those who govern are bound by the law

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Natural rights are best defined as:

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Rights that all people are born with and are unalienable

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The Framers of the Constitution included a system of checks and balances. This means:

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each branch of government has powers that can keep the other branches from becoming too powerful

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Which Constitutional Principle (Big Idea) is reflected in the following quote from the Magna Carta (1215)? "No freeman shall be take or imprisoned or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."

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Due Process of Law

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Which earlier document contained similar rights to the First and Second Amendments of the U.S. Constitution? Options: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Common Sense

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English Bill of Rights