Compléter FPP's and DocumentsVersion en ligne Fundamental Political Principles and intro to documents par Michael Loret 1 BillofRights America VirginiaDeclarationofRights ChartersoftheVirginiaCompany FirstAmendment Governed law equal 1776 Representative rights LimitedGovernment overthrow government MagnaCarta take documents God freedom king There are 5 principles that make up the foundation of US . These principles are illustrated in several key which influenced the US Constitution . For example , the principle of RuleofLaw is best illustrated by the written in 1215 . This document stated that the of England was not allowed to violate the of his subjects . Even the king had to abide by the ! Government and Democracy are illustrated by the from 1607 - 1608 . These documents stated that the rights of English Citizens were carried with them to when they settled the New World . Consent of the was illustrated by the DeclarationofIndependence written in . This document stated that all people were created and given certain rights by . When the government violated peoples' rights , the people had the duty to the government . The VirginiaStatuteforReligiousFreedom served as a model for the of the US Constitution . It reflected the principle of by stating that Americans have religious and that the government can't take that away . The was similar . It illustrated Limitedgovernment by stating that Virginians had certain rights that the government could not away . This document would influence the in the US Constitution .