Influences on US Government/Articles of Confederation/NW Ter

Document signed by King John in 1215. Makes the king subject to the same laws as everyone else ("Rule of Law") AND established the idea of limited government.

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

Declared the people have a voice in the government (through Parliament). Elected governments have real power, not kings/queens AND established the idea that we all have individual rights and freedoms

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

First governing document of the Plymouth pilgrims in 1620. Demonstrated our desire for "self-government," or democracy

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution

• Enlightenment

Philosophical movement that gave us the idea that government gets its power from the people. Also stated that if government is not responsive to the people, the people should overthrow the government and establish one that will (social contract). Also stated that it was best to separate the powers of government.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Enlightenment

A document put into effect on July 4, 1776 that listed the beliefs on which Americans thought government should be based ("All men are created equal" and We all have "natural rights" of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• Enlightenment

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Document that gave us the idea that government and religion should NOT be mixed (separation of church and state); citizens should be free to choose/practice their own beliefs so long as they don't break any laws (religious expression)

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

A document that outlined the powers and duties of the government...these were found in every state. They provided for a limited government in which the rights of citizens were protected by law

• State Constitutions

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

The right to vote

• social contract

• democracy

• suffrage

1st national government of the United States...was a FAILURE

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Monarchy

• President

Which of the following were new states created from the Northwest Territory? (check all that apply)

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Alabama

• Illinois

• Wisconsin