SS.7.CG.1.2-1.4- Founding Principles, Documents, and People

A principle right of all Americans to exercise their religion freely

• Religious Liberty

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Privacy

• Equal Protection

How did the Magna Carta, Common Sense, and the English Bill of Rights help to change colonists beliefs?

• made them believe that self gov.= independence

• encouraged them to remain loyal to the British crown

• led to the establishment of a monarchy in the colonies

• promoted the idea of taxation without representation

People have the right to fair and reasonable laws. Officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and need to treat all people in the same way.

• Due Process

• Equal Protection

• Judicial Review

• Legal Precedent

Which Constitutional Principle is being described? “We hold these truths to be self-evident,… that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” Source: The Declaration of Independence, Preamble

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• The Rights of Man

• The Declaration of Independence

What is the Rule of Law?

• The government and those who govern are bound by the law

• The law is subject to change at any time

• Only the citizens are bound by the law

• The law applies only to certain individuals

a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

• Act of Settlement

Natural rights are best defined as:

• Rights that all people are born with and are unalienable

• Rights granted by the government that can be revoked

• Rights that are only applicable to citizens of a country

• Rights that can be earned through good behavior

This term means, "every individual is born equal, has equal opportunity to succeed and is entitled to the same set of basic rights."

• Equality of Mankind

• Social Justice

• Universal Rights

• Equitable Society

The government must follow the law and no one is above the law

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract