Independence means:

• to formally discuss an issue
• freedom from control by another government or country
• a course of action taken by a government
• rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Roger Sherman

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was George Mason

• Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Author of the Declaration of Indepenece
• A famous actor
• a man from new york

Which king signed the Magna Carta?

• Edward III

• Richard I

• Henry VIII

• John

• James I

Which principle is defined as the people rule?

• consent of the governed

• limited government

• rule of law

• democracy

The government and those who govern are bound by law (no one is above the law)

• rule of law

• limited government

• democracy

• representative government

People are the source of any and all governmental power.

• consent of the governed

• rule of law

• democracy

• limited government

Served as a model for the Bill of Rights.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Select the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence gives:

• Life

• Due Process

• Equality

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

We elect a member people to operate government and make decisions.

• representative government

• limited government

• consent of the governed

• democracy