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Roots of Representative Government

Roots of Representative Government. NOTES IN RED. Some Reasons for Growth of Representative Government. Distance from England Colonists accustomed to English traditions and Parliament Already Self-Governing. How Religion and Virtue Contributed to the Growth of Representative Government.

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Roots of Representative Government

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  1. Roots of Representative Government NOTES IN RED

  2. Some Reasons for Growth of Representative Government • Distance from England • Colonists accustomed to English traditions and Parliament • Already Self-Governing

  3. How Religion and Virtue Contributed to the Growth of Representative Government • ReligiousFreedom one of the reasons they came • Religious groups created communities that were self-governed • Penn Colony was experiment in the possibility of equality and the involvement of citizens in government

  4. Important “Fathers” of Freedom • Thomas Hooker- - Puritan Reverend from Connecticut. - Influenced the FOC: 1st written Constitution - Believed in democracy, limited government, and consent of the governed • William Penn- -Should be able to live according to your religious beliefs

  5. Important “Fathers” of Freedom • John Locke- • personal liberty can coexist with political order. • Consent is the basis for government. • Government is a social contract that can be modified at any time. • Legislative and executive branches of government. • Unalienable rights: life, liberty, protection of property

  6. Important “Fathers” of Freedom • William Blackstone- -Religious Tolerance. -Self-Defense (2nd amendment). -Natural Rights • Charles de Montesquieu- -added the judiciary to Locke's executive and legislative (3 branches). -Believed that education is necessary for a republic. • William Bradford • -Self-government-Majority rules

  7. Mayflower Compact • 1620 • Social Contract • Established Idea of Self-Government and Majority Rule

  8. Virginia House of Burgesses • 1619 • First Representative Assembly • Began to safeguard individual rights

  9. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut • 1638 • First Written Constitution in the Colonies • People had right to elect Governors, Judges, Legislatures • Written by the people and written down

  10. Magna Carta • Limited the Power of the King • Protected the people

  11. English Bill of Rights Basis for the American Bill of Rights Established Free Elections Ruler Could Not Cancel Laws or Impose Taxes No Excessive Fines or Punishments

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