Founding Documents

What are founding documents?

• Written works that have been found

• Written works that are deliberately confusing

• Written works that have important ideas for our government today

• Written works that have important ideas for monarchies

What was the MAIN idea of the Declaration of Independence?

• To specifically design a new government for the U.S.

• To insult King George

• To separate from Britain

• To have an airing of grievances

What are TWO important ideas in the intro or preamble of the Declaration of Independence? YOU NEED TWO CORRECT ANSWERS HERE!

• Everyone has rights that cannot be taken away (e.g., life, liberty...)

• There will be 3 branches of government

• We will have a president

• All men (people) are created equal

The Declaration contains a long list of grievances. Grievances are...

• Affirmations of love

• Complaints

• Fundamental Principles

• Draped from the Festivus pole

What are TWO important ideas that the U.S. Constitution borrowed from the VIRGINIA Constitution?

• Separation of powers

• A two-house legislature

• A list of grievances

• A king as leader

What was the Articles of Confederation? TWO CORRECT ANSWERS.

• Our first national government

• Virginia's first government

• A loose alliance of states

• A list of rights

What were TWO weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government couldn't enforce laws

• The state governments couldn't enforce laws

• The national government couldn't collect taxes

• The state governments couldn't collect taxes

The FAILURE of the Articles of Confederation leads to...

• No more appearances on The Voice

• World Cup elimination

• The writing of the Declaration of Independence

• The writing of a new Constitution