Fundamental Princ. & Founding Docs

What is the principle of consent of the governed?

• Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

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

• In a democratic system of government, the people rule.

What is the principle of limited government?

• Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

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

• In a democratic system of government, the people rule.

What is the principle of rule of law?

• Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

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

• In a democratic system of government, the people rule.

What is the principle of democracy?

• Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

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

• In a democratic system of government, the people rule.

What is the principle of representative government?

• Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

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

• In a democratic system of government, the people rule.

Which document established the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law?

• Magna Carta

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Which document guaranteed the colonists the same rights as Englishmen?

• Magna Carta

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States?

• Magna Carta

• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Which document stated grievances against the king of Great Britain and declared the colonies' independence?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Magna Carta

Which document established the first form of national government for the independent states?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Magna Carta