Documents that influenced American Democracy

Author is Thomas Jefferson

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

10 Rights of Americans are listed.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

The Law of the land.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Which document listed individual rights that must be protected like freedom of the press, right to a speedy trial and rights of the accused?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Articles of Confederation

The writers of the Mayflower Compact determined their new laws using

• rule of law

• minority rights

• representative government/democracy

• majority rules

Which founding document established the idea that no one is above the law, not even the king, and the power of the king must be limited?

• Magna Carta

• Charter of the Virginia Company of London

• Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

What impact did the Virginia Declaration of Rights have on the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights was greatly influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights was greatly influenced by the Bill of Rights

• Freedom of speech was not seen as important at the time

• There were few due process protections(rights of the accused) in Virginia

What was one reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution?

• The states did not have sufficient powers under the Articles.

• There was no method of amending(changing) the Articles of Confederation.

• The chief executive was too powerful under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a strong central government.

Which document stated grievances against the King of Great Britain and affirmed "certain unalienable rights?"

• The Articles of Confederation

• The VA Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of which document?

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The United States Constitution