Wyatt CE 2ab,3,4 test review

The government and those who govern are bound by law(no one is above the law)

• rule of law

• limited government

• democracy

• representative government

People are the source of any and all governmental power.

• consent of the governed

• rule of law

• democracy

• limited government

Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do.

• consent of the governed

• limited government

• democracy

• rule of law

A Senator being pulled over for speeding would be an example of ____________

• rule of law

• representative government

• democracy

• limited government

Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America.

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

– stated grievances against the king of Great Britain

– declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

– affirmed “certain unalienable rights” (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

– established the first form of national government for the independent states

– maintained that major powers resided with individual states

– created weak central government (e.g., no power to tax or enforce laws); led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America.

• Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

In Brazil citizens have to vote in elections. If they don't vote they face jail time. How is the U.S. different? 

• voting in the U.S. is a responsibility
• If you don't vote in the U.S. you face jail time as well
• People in the U.S. are required to register. Voting is voluntary
• U.S. citizens can send absentee ballots after the election

Which example best demonstrates the active participation of a citizen promoting the common good?

• Justin tutoring at Woodville elementary
• Serenity visiting her grandmother at a nursing home
• Paris complaining about his electric bill
• Ishani working at the Cookout to save money for school