CE 2 A-D Foundations of American Government

Who wrote the Declaration of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

Which Historical Document gave us Rule of Law

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

What is the Introduction of the Constitution called?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Amendments

• The Preamble

• The Articles

Which came first? The Articles of Confederation of The U.S. Constitution?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

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

• The Preamble

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of Rights

What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

• Rule of Law

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• The Magna Carta

Who is the father of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

What does it mean that America is a Republic?

• It has a Representative Government

• People don't always get along

• The Republicans want to rule the government

• Our courts make the ultimate decision on how our government is run

What does unalienable mean?

• We don't have aliens for real.

• We are not born with rights, we have to earn them.

• Rights that we are born with and cannot be taken away.

• Only certain people are counted by the government.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is found in which document?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

• The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom