Political Principles and Voting Rights

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Name five fundamental political principles that shaped our constitution and government: Consent of the Governed; Limited Government; Rule of Law; Democracy; Representative Government

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Consent of the Governed; Limited Government; Rule of Law; Democracy; Representative Government

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SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #1 - People are the source of any and all governmental power.

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Consent of the Governed

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SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #2 - Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things that people have given it the power to do.

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Limited Government

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SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #3 - The government and those who govern are bound by the law.

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Rule of Law

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SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #4 - In such a system of government, the people rule.

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Democracy

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SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #5 - People elect public officeholders who make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

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Representative Government

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Name five documents of American history that influenced the development of the Constitution and constitutional government: Charters of the Virginia Company of London; The Virginia Declaration of Rights; The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Charters of the Virginia Company of London; The Virginia Declaration of Rights; The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens? Options: Charters of the Virginia Company of London, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation

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Charters of the Virginia Company of London

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Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights? Virginia Declaration of Rights, Magna Carta, Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers

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Virginia Declaration of Rights

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SOL CE.2b - Which of these documents claimed that people have "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and that all people are equal under the law?

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Declaration of Independence