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democracy
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a system of government where the citizens are the source of the governments power
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consent of the governed
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the people are the source of any and all government power
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rule of law
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everyone is bound by the law, even those who govern
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limited government
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the government is not all powerful and may do only those things that the people give it power to
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representative government
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where the people elect public office holders (representatives) to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
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Charters of the Va. Company of London
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written agreement between the King of England and the colonists; guaranteed the colonists the same rights as Englishmen back home
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Va. Declaration of Rights
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later used as a guide for the U.S. Constitutions Bill of Rights
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Va. Statute of Religious Freedom
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written by Thomas Jefferson; used to help write the 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution that protects religious freedom
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Articles of Confederation
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Its failure led to the Constitution that we use today
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