1. Ideas about government
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights and Beyond. . .
Standard 8.28

2. Magna Carta Document signed by King John in 1215
Made the king subject to law-limited government

4. English Bill of Rights Passed in 1689
King William and Queen Mary were the monarchs at the time
Declared the supremacy of Parliament—it has the power to pass laws

5. English Bill of Rights
The people gained power through their representative government
Stopped the King and Queen from passing new taxes or changing laws without Parliament’s permission

6. English Bill of Rights It allowed: freedom of speech and debate
no excessive bail
right to petition the government
the right to a trial

7. American Models of Government
Town meetings
Virginia House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Declaration of Independence

8. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Written by Thomas Jefferson
No person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
Established a separation of church and state

10. Oldest State Constitution? Massachusetts
Created in 1780 and still used today

11. Answer on your bellringer.
Create a list of similarities between Great Britain's government and Colonial America’s government with what we have today.