Foundations of Our Constitution

Foundations of Our Constitution

8th Grade

20 Qs

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Citizens give authority or permission to the government is an idea expressed by which political principle we discussed?

rule of law
consent of the governed
limited government
representative government

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people and the Constitution have given it the power to do is an idea expressed by which political principle we discussed?

rule of law
consent of the governed
limited government
representative government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Everyone must follow the law is an idea expressed by which political principle we discussed?

rule of law
consent of the governed
limited government
representative government

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The people elect public office holders to make laws is an idea expressed by which political principle we discussed?

rule of law
democracy
limited government
representative government

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The people rule is an idea expressed by which political principle we discussed?

rule of law
democracy
limited government
representative government

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This early document established the idea of the rule of law because for the first time even the king had to follow the law

Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This early document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists, including the right to elect a representative.

Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Magna Carta

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