Civics Test 1 Review

Which document set up the first national government? (they made it weak)

• VA Declaration of Rights
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• the Constitution

Citizens elect other people to make laws on their behalf. 

• Rule of Law
• Representative Government
• Consent of the Governed
• Limited Government

The people are the source of all power and the government only functions if the people trust it and are satisfied.

• Democracy
• Rule of law
• Limited Government
• Consent of the Governed

Which document contains:
1) A list of inalienable rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
2) A long list of grievances against King George

• The Bill of Rights
• The Constitution
• The Federalist Papers
• The Declaration of Independence

What is significant about the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Declared the colonies
  independent from Great Britain. 
• Set up the United States. Government 
• Guaranteed the same rights as Englishmen for the colonists. going to Virginia 
• Served as a model for the Bill of Rights. 

Which founding document gave the people in the colony of Virginia the same rights as Englishmen? 

• Virginia Declaration of Rights 
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
• Charters of the Virginia Company of London 
• Mayflower Compact 

What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

All of the following freedoms are protected under the First Amendment EXCEPT —

• religion
• press
• speech
• privacy

In Williamsburg, Virginia, a group held a meeting to discuss supporting a candidate who was running for mayor. Which constitutional right allowed this meeting to take place?

• The right to a trial by jury
• Freedom of assembly
• Freedom of the press
• The right to vote

Things citizens are required to do (like stopping at a stop sign) in order to not face legal consequences are called —

• liberties
• duties
• individual rights
• responsibilities