Foundations of American Government

By asmith1998
  • 1984 BCE

    Eminent Domain

    The one mention of eminent domain in the U.S. Constitution is found in the Fifth Amendment.
  • 1865 BCE

    Liberty

    Freedom from government control.
  • 1865 BCE

    Egalitarianism

    Society of equals,there is no permanent class structure.
  • 1865 BCE

    Individualism

    People are free to pursue their individual goals.
  • 1865 BCE

    Populism

    Participation of common people in political life.
  • 1865 BCE

    Laissez-faire

    Government has "hands off" approach to the economy.
  • 1795 BCE

    E Pluribus Unum

    Was first used on U.S. coinage in 1795, when the reverse of the half-eagle ($5 gold) coin presented the main features of the Great Seal of the United States.
  • 1789 BCE

    John Jay

    Was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States .
  • 1776 BCE

    Charles Carroll

    He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and Confederation Congress and later as first United States Senator for Maryland.

  • John Trumbull Sr.

    Was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.

  • John Hancock

    Was an American merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  • Benjamin Rush

    Was a Founding Father of the United States.Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Formally recognized by Congress on July 4, 1776, granted important rights to colonists.

  • John Witherspoon

    Signer of the American Declaration of Independence

  • U.S Constitution

    The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention.

  • Bill of Rights

    An important set of amendments to the United States Constitution.

  • The Fifth Amendment

    "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury

  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    An American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War

  • "In God We Trust"

    A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress and approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956 declared IN GOD WE TRUST must appear on currency.