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Fundamental Political Principles
Fundamental political principles define & shape American constitutional
government.
The United States was founded on 5 principles. What are these
principles?
Consent of the Governed:
Limited Government:
Rule of Law:
Democracy:
Democracy:
Representative Government:
Early Documents that led to the
Creation of the constitution
American constitutional government is founded on concepts articulated
in earlier documents, including the magna Carta, the charters of the
Virginia company of London, the Virginia Declaration of rights, the
Articles of Confederation, & the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Magna Carta (1215)
The Charters of the Virginia
Company of London (1606)
Who wrote it?
Who wrote it?
What was its purpose?
What was its purpose?
Virginia Declaration of Rights ( May 1776)
Who wrote it?
What was its purpose?
Early Documents that led to the
Creation of the constitution
American constitutional government is founded on concepts articulated
in earlier documents, including the magna Carta, the charters of the
Virginia company of London, the Virginia Declaration of rights, the
Articles of Confederation, & the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Declaration of Independence (July, 1776)
Who wrote it?
What was its purpose?
The Articles of
Confederation (1781)
Virginia Statute for
Religious Freedom (1786)
Who wrote it?
Who wrote it?
What was its purpose?
What was its purpose?
The Constitution of the united States
of America
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States begins, “We
the People,” thereby establishing that the power of government
comes from the people.
The Preamble of the
Constitution
The purpose of the Preamble
The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the
general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America”
(highlight above as indicated below)
In Your Own Words
We the People (blue) :
To form a more perfect Union (green) :
To Establish Justice (yellow) :
To Ensure Domestic Tranquility (orange):
To Provide for the Common Defense (red):
To Promote the General Welfare (purple):
To Secure the Blessings of Liberty (pink):
The Constitution of the united States
of America
The Constitution of the United States of America, including the
bill of Rights:
- established the structure of the United States government
- guaranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the
rights of the minority protected
- affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people
- protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech,
press, assembly, and petition.
The Beginning of the
Constitution
Break Down of the Constitution
Who wrote the Constitution?
The Constitution lays out the
powers of the 3 branches of
Government.
When Was it Ratified?
Article I: The Legislative Branch
Article II: The Executive Branch
Article III: The Judicial Branch
The Constitution of the united States of America
Reconstruction Amendments
13th
14th
18th
15th
19th
21st
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights lists the first TEN Amendments to the US
Constitution, which affirm the individual worth and dignity of all
people. The Bill of Rights include 10 additions to the Constitution that
guaranteed personal freedoms and placed specific limits on the power
of government.
1st
Amendment
2nd
Amendment
3rd
Amendment
4th
Amendment
5th
Amendment
The Bill of Rights
6th
Amendment
7th
Amendment
8th
Amendment
9th
Amendment
10th
Amendment
1st Amendment Freedoms
The Constitution of the United States establishes and protects the
citizens’ fundamental rights and liberties.
Few rights, if any, are considered absolute.
Religion:
The 5th and 14 Amendments outline
due process.
5th Amendment:
The 5th Amendment protects citizens
from being held for committing a
crime unless they have been charged
by the
police.
Speech:
It also guarantees due process,
which means that the state and the
country have to respect a citizen’s
legal rights.
14 Amendment:
The 14th Amendment declares no state
may deprive persons born or
naturalized in the United States equal
protection of the laws.
Press:
Assembly
Petition:
Foundations Children’s Book Project ………1
Fundamental Political Principles …………….3
Early Documents pt 1 …………………..………..4
Early Documents pt 2……………….………..…. 5
The Preamble……………………………………..… 6
The Constitution…………………………………… 7
The Bill of Rights……………………...………… 9
1st Amendment Freedoms ………………….…. 11
The Amendment process ………………………. 12
Foundations Study Guide ………………………. 13
The Amendment Process of the
Virginia and U.S. Constitution
The constitutions of Virginia and the United States can be amended
through
processes outlined in the constitutions.
The Virginia and United States constitutions have been amended and
revised several times.
The U.S. Constitution
Amendment Process
The Virginia Constitution
Amendment Process