Rapid Review Red 06 (Unit 2/Topics 1a:2b)

What fundamental political principle is it?

Citizens give power to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

What fundamental political principle is it?

The government is not all-powerful and may only do things the people give it the power to do.

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

What fundamental political principle is it?

Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

• Democracy

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

What fundamental political principle is it?

A system of government where the people rule. No kings, no queens, and no dictators.

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

What fundamental political principle is it?

A system of government where the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Representative Government

What fundamental political principle is it? (Hint: The All-in-One Principle)

People have the power to elect leaders to make laws and run the government, but the government’s power is limited – it must follow the rules and protect the people.

• Communism

• Republicanism

• Socialism

What document established for the first time that everyone, including the king, must follow the law, and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms?

• Magna Carta

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Which influenced the American legal system and courts?

• English Common Law

• French Civil Code

• Roman Empire Law

What document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

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

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom