SOL Review: Roots of American Democracy

Unalienable Rights,
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• The VA Declaration of RIGHTS
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Preamble
• The Charters of the VA co of London

Gave too much power to the states,
Weak central govt
led to the writing of the Constitution

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights

More perfect union
Establish justice
General Welfare
Domestic tranquility

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Preamble
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The "no crying in civics" constitution

When you find yourself in a courtroom where due process is observed

• Domestic tranquility
• more perfect union
• we the people
• Establish justice

The purpose of the Preamble is to state the _____ of the Constitution

• Options
• Goals
• Platform
• Rules

Guaranteed the colonists the same rights as englishmen

• The Charters of the VA company of London
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The Declaration of independence
• The Articles of Confederation

Served as a MODEL for the Bill of Rights

• The declaration of independence
• The VA declaration of Rights
• The articles of confederation
• The Constitution

Which of the following Declarations was NOT a model for the Bill of Rights?

• The VA declaration of Rights
• The declaration of Independence

The first ten amendments of The Constitution are called

• The declaration of rights
• The Bill of Rights
• The declaration of independence
• RAPPS

The founding documents influenced which current document we follow now?

• The articles of confederation
• The VA declaration of rights
• The VA statute for religious freedom
• The Constitution