Civics CSA Q1 Review 2

What is the name of our first written plan of government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

Why have only 27 amendments been added to the Constitution in the past 200 years?

• The process of adding amendments is very complex
• The courts strike down many amendments
• National laws limit the number of amendments
• Changes in society are too small to require amendments

This phrase best refers to the

• failed policies made by foreign officials
• grievances in the Declaration of Independence
• national problems caused by outdated laws
• weaknesses within the Articles of Confederation

A citizen can help ensure the rights of an accused person by

• serving in the military
• paying an income tax
• serving on a jury
• obeying the state law

Which amendment establishes due process for the state?

• 5th
• 14th
• 10th
• 16th

Which amendment defines citizenship?

• 1st
• 5th
• 14th
• 16th

Which amendment grants our fundamental freedoms?

• 1st
• 5th
• 14th
• 16th

A government in which the people rule

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Republic
• Canada

The people are the source of any and all government power

• Consent of the governed
• Consent of the democratic
• Representative Government
• Limited Government

Stated grievances against the king and declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain

• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of James
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation