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Rule of Law, Consent of the Governed, Limited Government and Representative Government are all examples of...

• An Oligarchy

• Fundamental Political Principles

• Items found in the Declaration of Independence

• Aspects of a Monarchy

When a government leader gets in trouble, this is an example of-

• Consent of the governed

• Democracy

• Limited government

• Rule of law

What's the best definition for "consent of the governed"?

• The government is not all powerful

• Citizens elect officials to make the laws

• The people rule

• People are the source of government power

Citizens elect other people to make laws on their behalf. 

• Rule of Law
• Representative Government
• Consent of the Governed
• Limited Government

What is significant about the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Declared the colonies
  independent from Great Britain. 
• Set up the United States. Government 
• Guaranteed the same rights as Englishmen for the colonists. going to Virginia 
• Served as a model for the Bill of Rights. 

In which document would you find a long list of grievances against King George, and the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• The Federalist Papers

• The Declaration of Independence

Which document established the separation of church and state (the government) and helped make part of the First Amendment ?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Mayflower Compact

Which document said that everyone including the king was subject to the law, and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the US Constitution

• the Magna Carta

• the Charters of the VA Company of London

What do you call a document that establishes the current structure of government?

• Declaration

• Constitution

• Charter

• Congress

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"