CSA #1 - Practice Test

After the passage of the 17th Amendment, voters in each state were given the privilege to elect their Senator directly. Which fundamental principle best relates to this change?

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

The idea that in our system of government the people rule and are the source of the power behind our government is best known as...

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

Which fundamental principle says that the citizens give the government its authority (permission) to operate?

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

Chief Richard of the Norfolk Police Department was arrested last night following allegations that he had stolen money from the city. Which principle is being shown in this scenario?

• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Consent of the Governed
• Law and Order

Which of the following foundational documents provided for the idea of RULE OF LAW?

• Magna Carta
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• VA Declaration of Rights
• Charters of the VA Company of London

The 1st Amendment reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" Which of the following foundational documents likely influenced this part of the 1st Amendment?

• VA Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

Read the Following Passage: The Articles of Confederation served as the first constitution of the United States. This document officially established the government of the union of the thirteen states. The colonies knew they needed some form of official government that united the thirteen colonies. They wanted to have written down rules that all the states agreed to. The Articles allowed the Congress to do things like raise an army, be able to create laws, and print money. The Articles of Confederation worked well for the newly formed country during the period of the American Revolution, but it had many flaws. Some of the flaws included: No power to raise money through taxes; No way to enforce the laws passed by Congress; No national court system; Each state only had one vote in Congress despite the size of the state. As a result, in 1788, the Articles were replaced with the current U.S. Constitution. Which of the following are WEAKNESSES of the Articles of Confederation? (Select ALL that apply)

• The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government
• The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to individual states
• The Articles of Confederation gave no way to tax or or enforce laws
• The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the national government

Which of the following terms best replaces the "?" in the center of the diagram?

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom
• US Constitution
• VA Declaration of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

To form a more perfect union To establish justice To ensure domestic tranquility To provide for the common defense To promote the general welfare To secure the blessings of liberty The above statements are all...

• Reasons the U.S. government was created
• Reasons the U.S. declared independence from Great Britain
• Reasons that citizens participate in government
• Reasons Virginia's government was created

"...in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" The above quote can be found in opening of the:

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• Virginia Declaration of Rights