Chapter 2, Section I
Our Political Beginnings…
Ordered
Government
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• Examples – sheriff, justice of the peace, grand
jury, counties, townships
Limited
Government
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• Citizens have natural rights that cannot be
taken away
Representative
Government
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• People have a VOICE
Landmark Documents that laid the foundation for American Rights…
Magna Carta
(1215)
The Petition of
Rights (1628)
English Bill of
Rights (1689)
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• Due process (protection of life, liberty, property)
• Limited government
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• Reaffirmed individual rights –
Essential Questions for Discussion
1. How would humans be without any external government?
2. Would we be kind and generous, or cruel and self serving?
3. Does anyone have the right to govern another?
4. How are governments created?