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Deceleration of Independence
Americans declared independence from the British. -
U.S Constitution
Written by the founding father as a plan of government for the country. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is a bill that was passed to proffer rights to the American people such as freedom of speech, press, and religion etc. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
Alex de Tocqueville instituted crucial values to America's prosperous constitution. These were liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire. Liberty: The quality or state of being free, Egalitarianism: A belief in human equality, Individualism: A doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount, Populism: A belief in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people, Laissez-faire: The use of limited government for peace and assets. -
“In God We Trust”
"In God We Trust" was placed on dollars and coins, used as a political motto during the Civil War, when Union supporters wanted to show their attachment to God and boost morality. -
Eminent Domain
This amendment allows the government to take private property for public use with a just recompense -
"E Pluribus Unum"
The meaning of "E Pluribus Unum" is "Out of Many, One". This is the motto of the U.S and on the seal of the United States. Another definition for "E Pluribus Unum" is "In God we trust".