Grandview High School

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Colonial America

• Grandview High School
• Government

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Terms

• Limited Government
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances

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English Political Heritage

• English Influences
• 1.) Limited Government
• 2.) Separation of Powers

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"That government is best which governs least
Thomas Jefferson
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Limited Government

• "That government is best which governs least,
  Thomas Jefferson
• Limited By Its Purpose
• Limited by the Functions it Properly Performs
• Limited by the Will of the People

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• Limited Government
• A government limited
• by a written Constitution
• subject to change by the people
• only by amendments.

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Separation of Powers
Dividing the powers functions of government
among separate branches Elected officials
selected at different intervals Selected
through different procedures
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Progression of Limited Government

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right

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• Magna Carta
• 1st time limits placed on Kings power.
• Petition of Rights
• Further limits on Kings power.

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English Bill of Rights

• More limits on Kings power
• No divine right
• Can not interfere with Parliament
• Right to Petition King
• Bail, no cruel punishment