Sessoms CE 2 Civics Review (2019)

A right that cannot be taken away or denied is called an unalienable right. They are defined as the following-

• life, liberty, and freedom

• life, liberty, and free speech

• life, liberty,and the right to bear arms

• life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The Articles of Confederation established all of the following EXCEPT

• Congress could not tax

• first form of national government

• major powers belong to the states

• a break away letter from Britain

"No one is above the law" is an example of what political principle?

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Democracy

• Limited Government

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London guaranteed rights of the _____________ to the colonists.

• Englishmen

• Frenchmen

• Germans

• Italians

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

This document replaced the Articles of Confederation to make our country's government strong.

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• The Constitution

"We the people of the United States...do ordain and establish..." U.S. Constitution 1787

This phrase best refers to...

• addressing the failed policies made by foreign governments

• addressing the grievances in the Declaration of Independence

• addressing national problems caused by outdated laws

• addressing the weaknesses within the Articles of Confederation

A system of government in which voters elect officials to conduct government on their behalf is -

• monarchy

• representative government

• dictatorship

• socialism

Which statement is incorrect about the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• It established part of the idea for the 1st amendment.

• It was the model for the Bill of Rights.

• It was written by Thomas Jefferson.

• It established the separation of church and state.

Which document established our first form of government and did not give the central government the power to tax the states?

• Declaration of Independence

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Declaration of Independence