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Where did we get the idea of Representative
Democracy?
What type of Government will the NEW nation create?
The Enlightenment
THE enlightenment •Human Goodness
•Reason(Why does 1 person rule so
many)
•Thinking about the process of who should have power.
WHO HOLDS THE POWER TO GOVERN AND
WHY?
THE enlightenment
JOHN LOCKE: believed a social contract, or agreement, existed
between political leaders and the people they ruled.
THE ENLGISH•Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights:• Eliminated the power of Kings and Queens
KING AND QUEEN
People
POWER
KING AND QUEEN / REPRESENTATIVES
POWER
People
Where did we get the idea of Representative
Democracy?The
Enlightenment The English
Colonial Documents & Ideas
TOWN MEETINGS MAYFLOWER COMPACT
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Addressed important town issues.
Virginia House of Burgesses
(Representative)
Ability to govern themselves.
(They didn’t need kings and queens to
have laws)
Rules and laws of what their
government should be like.
Colonial Documents and Ideas
Constitution: a set of basic laws and rules that state the powers and duties of government.
Introducing Ideas of Democracy
Republic: The people have control over the Government
-The people elect representatives.Republicanism: The support for a republic government.
Limited Government: All leaders have to
obey the laws and no one had total
power. PROTECTION OF
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
The Separation of Church and State
What does the Separation of Church and State mean?
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom:
Promoted the separation of church and state in Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson
Suffrage
Suffrage: voting rights Expanded in some states. Mostly white
(+ Property Owners) Some states
Free African Americans
What is Suffrage?
Articles of Confederation
Created the Confederation Congress Each State had 1 vote Limited powers
Make coins and borrow money Negotiate Treaties
(Countries / Native Americans) Settle conflicts among states. Ask for Money and Soldiers
Couldn’t force (WHY)