Foundational Documents and Concepts of Government

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Written by Thomas Jefferson and led to separation of church and state, serving as a model for the 1st Amendment.

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Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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Document signed by Charles I of England that further limited the powers of the English monarch.

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Petition of Right

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Enlightenment-era work by Thomas Hobbes expressing his ideas on government.

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Leviathan

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An agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society.

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Social Contract

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Document written by George Mason and served as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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The rights of "life, liberty, and property" that John Locke argued for.

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Natural Laws

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Montesquieu's plan of a separation to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.

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Checks & Balances

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Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens.

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English Bill of Rights

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In Ancient Greece, Athens had the first ___ which greatly influenced the US government.

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Democracy

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Ancient Rome set up a ___ where citizens elected representatives to the Senate to rule.

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Republic