Representative Government Teacher Slides - 2026

trial by jury

the king or president is not above the law

can't be put on trial without witnesses

The king could seize property without reason

To declare independence from all European nations

To form a social contract among themselves

To demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians

To establish trad relations with other colonies

It was the first written constitution in North America

It allowed all freemen to elect representatives

It put no limits on government power

It advanced the idea of representative government

It established a monarchy in the U.S.

It influenced the protection of citizens' rights, such as trial by jury and protection against excessive punishment.

It created a new tax system in the U.S.

It abolished the Parliament in England.

Mayflower Compact

Virginia House of Burgesses

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

All of the above

Distance from Great Britain

Need for a lawmaking structure

Traditional rights of Englishmen

Abandonment by the English government