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- FCLEE4: You are listening to the Florida Civic Literacy Examination Podcast. I am your host, Dr. L. Collins. Competency three covers the founding documents and how they shaped our government. Today, we are focusing on the founding documents that actually matter on the FCLE. The Declaration of Independence, 1776, the Articles of Confederation, 1781. The United States Constitution, 1789. The Declaration of Independence is the why. It affirms that people have natural rights, that government exists by the consent of the governed, and that people can change a government that fails them. The Declaration of Independence applies Locke's concept of natural rights in the American colonial context. The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt at a national government. The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government, weak T with no power to tax, no strong executive, and no national court system. It didn't work. States acted like separate countries. That failure shaped the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution, 1789, fixed those aforementioned problems by creating a stronger national government. with three branches while still protecting state authority. The United States Constitutional Republic was born. You will also see earlier documents like the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights as influences on limited government. Know that these earlier documents served to limit the power of monarchical rulers, i.e. kings, on the FCLE, when they ask why the articles failed, or what The declaration established, use these answers above, and you will sail through and pass with flying colors. The link to study the FCLE with me, Dr. Collins, is in the channel description. Next episode, we hit landmark Supreme Court cases. Still have questions about the FCLE? Pick up the phone and call me or email me, and you will put the FCLE behind you in the rear view mirror for good. Onward to graduation. Onward to making real career money. Blessings of abundance to each of you, my podcast listeners. My tutoring workshop URL is listed in the channel description. Thank you for listening to the FCLE Podcast. I am your host, Dr. M.L. Collins. Signing off for now. Email or call me directly, and I will get you across the FCLE finish line. Prepare. Practice. Pass. Let's do this. Study the FCLE with me. Doctor Collins, you'll be glad you did.