The Roots of American Democracy

This document restricted the King's power

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

Which faith influenced ideas in America and gave credence that individual rights were from divine origin

• Athenian Democracy

• Roman Republic

• Judeo-Christian

What type of government do we have in the United States

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Government

• Parliamentary Government

Set the laws that limited the power of government and gave all free men the right to choose people to serve as judges

• the Mayflower Compact

• fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• the Boston Tea Party

• the First Continental Congress

Parliament pass a law that limited monarchs by not allowing them to enact laws, raise taxes, or keep an army without Parliament's consent.

• English Bill of Rights

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Petition of Rights

• Magna Carta

According to _____________, the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.

• Rule of Law
• VA Declaration of Rights
• First Amendment 
• Charter of VA Company of London

John Locke said these rights to life, liberty and property should not be taken away from individuals by any government

• Human Rights
• Natural Rights
• Bill of Rights
• English Bill of Rights

Agreement between among the people in a society to give up part of their freedom to a government in exchange for protection of Natural Rights

• Separation of Powers
• Bill of rights
• Social contract
• parliament

This guaranteed free elections to Parliament, the right to a fair trial, and elimination of cruel and unusual punishments

• Town Meetings
• Magna Carta
• Natural rights
• English Bill of Rights

These colonies were directly controlled by the King

• Charter Colonies

• Royal Colonies

• Indian Hills colonies

• Proprietary Colonies