Foundational Documents and Principles of the United States

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  1. 7. This document by Thomas Jefferson became a model for part of the first Amendment
  2. 10. We vote for representatives to make our laws
  3. 12. The level of government at the top in charge of all states and citizens
  4. 14. The first representative government in the colonies
  5. 16. This colonial constitution expanded voting rights in its colony
  6. 17. The first 10 amendments to the constitution established to protect the individual liberties of citizens
  7. 18. Power of the People
  8. 20. The level of government in charge of affairs within a single state
  9. 21. The branch of government that enforces the laws
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  1. 1. The principle that the government is bound by the constitution
  2. 2. The first constitution of the United States
  3. 3. Each branch of government can oversee and interact with the other branches to ensure no one branch can overstep its assigned powers
  4. 4. This document gave justification for the colonies to leave England and become their own country
  5. 5. The branch of government that makes the laws
  6. 6. The government principle outlined in the 10th Amendment; 2 levels of gov.(federal & state)
  7. 8. There are 3 separate branches of government (legislative, executive, & judicial) each with their own powers and responsibilities
  8. 9. A social contract that became the model of self government in the British Colonies
  9. 11. This principle is set up in the Bill of Rights
  10. 13. The part of the AoC that set up a system for new states to join the United States
  11. 15. The branch of government that interprets the laws
  12. 19. The current set of principles that guide our country/highest law of the US