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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
Religious Freedom 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
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
Important “Fathers” of Freedom
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
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
Important “Fathers” of Freedom
Mayflower Compact
1620 Social Contract Established Idea of Self-Government and
Majority Rule
Virginia House of Burgesses
1619 First Representative Assembly Began to safeguard individual rights
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
Magna Carta
• Limited the Power of the King
• Protected the people
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