1. How society has kept law and order.
The Social Contract
How society has kept law and order.

2. The Mayflower Compact Who: The Pilgrims (Separatists)
When: November 11, 1620
Where: Onboard the Mayflower before settling the Plymouth Colony.
What: The first written agreement between the settlers on how the colony would be run.
Why: It is important because without being told by a higher authority, these settlers established social order out of their own free will.

3. The Declaration of Independence
Who: 2nd Continental Congress
When: July 4th, 1776 (ratified, really July 2nd)
Where: Philadelphia, PA
What: the document that formally breaks all allegiance (political, social, geographically, and economically) to the British crown.
Why: King George III broke the English social contract and denied their rights to representation as well as abusing his power through unfair taxation and laws (Part 3: Grievances)
4 Parts:
Preamble
Principles of Democracy
Grievances against the King
Formal Declaration of separation

4. The Articles of Confederation
Who: The Second Continental Congress
When: Formally ratified by the states in 1781
Where: Philadelphia, PA
What: the nation’s first constitution which reflected the desire for a weak central government where states held most of the power.
Why: The document represented legitimacy for the new nation. However, the weakness of the government became a matter of concern.
Weaknesses:
Each state only had one vote.
Congress could not tax.
Congress could not control trade.
No executive branch.
No national court system.
Amendments required a unanimous vote.
Laws required a 9/13 majority.

5. Constitution 3 Parts: Preamble Articles Amendments
Who: 55, old, white, and property owning men.
James Madison (the father of the Constitution)
When: Summer 1787
Where: Philadelphia, PA
What: the official document that outlines the rights we, as citizens have and what the government can and cannot do.
Why: important because this social contract formally brought not only social order, but also unity to all colonies.
3 Parts:
Preamble
Articles
Amendments

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7. What does mean to the citizens of this country?
The Preamble
What does mean to the citizens of this country?

8. Bill of Rights Who: James Madison When: Dec. 15, 1791
Where: 1st US Congress
What: individual freedoms that cannot be taken away unless a citizen violates the social contract
Why: important because individual citizens finally obtained their freedom and security that it could not be taken away, which is a main cause of the American Revolution.

9. Bill of Rights
Amendment 1—freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition
Amendment 2—right to bear arms
Amendment 3—no quartering of soldiers in peace, in war must be a passed law
Amendment 4—no illegal search and seizures without a warrant and probable cause
Amendment 5—right to due process, double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, grand jury indictment and compensation for property
Amendment 6—right to jury of your peers in a public and speedy trial with counsel
Amendment 7—right to a trial by jury in civil cases more than $20.
Amendment 8—no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 9—citizens have more rights that what is explicitly written in the Constitution
Amendment 10—states have rights too; anything not covered by the Constitution is left to the states and or the people to decide