Unit 1: Government Vocab Crossword

Government, All countries have some iteration of this
Principle, The United States is built off of
Consent of the Governed, Permission of the
Limited Government, Power influenced by the
Rule of Law, Everyone must follow the laws and receive equal
Democracy, Government picked by the
Representative Government, Represents the
Magna Carta, A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and
Charters of the Virginia Company of London, An English joint stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North
Virginia Declaration of rights, A document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate"
Declaration of Independence, The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on 4 July 1776 which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with the Kingdom of Great
Articles of Confederation, The first constitution of the United States ( November 15,
Virginia statute of religious freedom, A statement about both freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state. Written by Thomas Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16,
Constitution of Virginia, The document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S. Commonwealth of
United States Constitution, A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is
Preamble, The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and
Amend, To modify formally, as a legal document or legislative