Civics SOL Review - Fundamentals!

In a limited government, ______________________. 

• The government holds absolute power
• The government can only do what people have given it power to do
• Equal rights are only granted to a few 
• The government has no power and the people have no rights either

The first form of national government for the independent states was created by the ___?__. 

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which two documents were written by Thomas Jefferson?

• The Declaration of Independence & the Virginia Declaration of Rights
• The Virginia Declaration of Rights & the Articles of Confederation
• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom & the Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation & the Charters of the Virginia Company

Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 4?

• Representative government
• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Consent of the governed

Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 5?

• The rule of law
• Representative government
• Democracy
• Limited government

Analogy practice: The Virginia Declaration of Rights is to the Bill of Rights as the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is to the…. 

• Articles of Confederation
• 1^st amendment
• 14^th amendment
• Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the Charters of the Virginia Company and why are they important founding documents? 

• King John and the English nobles - They created a federal court system.
• The Second Continental Congress - They stated grievances against the English king.
• King James and the Virginia Company - They guaranteed the colonists’ rights as Englishmen.
• The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower - They established the principle of democracy.

Which of the following is the best modern translation of our “unalienable rights”?

• the right to bear arms and protect ourselves and our households
• the right to do whatever makes us content in life
• the right to eat, drink and be merry!

The Mayflower Compact ...

• set-up rules for the colony of Jamestown
• set-up rules for the colony of Plymouth
• set-up guidelines for how to navigate to the “new world”
• set-up guidelines on how to deal with Native Americans

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?

• To declare our independence from Great Britain
• To set-up the first form of government for the United States
• To state that the people are guaranteed citizenship
• To limit the power of the King John by the English Nobles