Warm-Up 10/16/2020

Which principle is defined as the people rule?

• consent of the governed

• limited government

• rule of law

• democracy

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

People give their "permission" to the government by voting.

• limited government

• rule of law

• consent of the governed

• representative government

An elected Congress of the United States most closely resembles which type ?

• rule of law

• democracy

• representative government

• limited government

Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights best matches what fundamental political principles?

• Consent of Governed

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Articles of Confederation

Which document served as a model for the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Which document was the basis for the First Amendment to the US Constitution, because it allowed Virginians to worship how they wanted?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Constitution

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

• the Bill of Wrongs

• the Bill of Rights

• E Plurebus Unum

• The Declaration of Rights

What was one major flaw (problem) with the Articles of Confederation?

• We had two presidents

• Congress had no way of taxing the states in order to raise money to pay the military

• Congress couldn't make any laws

• Too much power was given to the national government

The Constitution opens up with the phrase:

• "All men are created equal"

• "Four score and seven years ago..."

• "Let it be known that we are one nation under God"

• "We the People"