Influences on the Constitution
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Ideas lead to Social Movements, Social Movements lead to Government Policies.
Read the excerpts below to complete the graphic organizer above. The graphic organizer above should be completed as follows: the outermost circles are 2 facts that you can pull from each reading, those two facts point to a cloud that should contain the main idea of the excerpt, finally this main idea leads to the name and the date the document is about.
The Magna Carta is a charter that was signed by King John in Windsor, England on June 15, 1215. The Magna Carta was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a group of his subjects as an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect the citizens’ rights. The charter is widely known throughout the English speaking world as an important part of the protracted historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law in England and beyond.
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The English Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England and was passed on December 16, 1689. Its purpose was to set limits on the powers of the crown and state the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament. It requires regular elections to Parliament and allows for the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. It also reestablished the liberty of Protestants to have arms for their defense within the rule of law.
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. It was written by the Separatists, who fled from religious persecution by King James of England. They traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620 along with adventurers, tradesmen, and servants. On November 11, 1620, most adult men signed The Mayflower Compact aboard the ship. It was a contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations for the sake of order and survival.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants. It would help to inspire later colonies to establish representative governments.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were created in the Connecticut Colony council on January 15, 1639. It features a written constitution, and is considered by some as the first written Constitution. It was a Constitution for the colonial government of Hartford and was similar to the government Massachusetts had set up. However, this Order gave men more voting rights and made more men eligible to run for elected positions.
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The English Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England and was passed on December 16, 1689. Its purpose was to set limits on the powers of the crown and state the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament. It requires regular elections to Parliament and allows for the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. It also reestablished the liberty of Protestants to have arms for their defense within the rule of law.
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. It was written by the Separatists, who fled from religious persecution by King James of England. They traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620 along with adventurers, tradesmen, and servants. On November 11, 1620, most adult men signed The Mayflower Compact aboard the ship. It was a contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations for the sake of order and survival.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants. It would help to inspire later colonies to establish representative governments.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were created in the Connecticut Colony council on January 15, 1639. It features a written constitution, and is considered by some as the first written Constitution. It was a Constitution for the colonial government of Hartford and was similar to the government Massachusetts had set up. However, this Order gave men more voting rights and made more men eligible to run for elected positions.
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