Founding Principles in U.S. Documents

Which founding principle is being described in the excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8: Powers of Congress?

• Religious Liberty

• Equality of mankind

• Limited government

• Rule of Law

The excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4, is about the impeachment of certain officials. Which founding principle does this relate to?

• Due Process of Law

• Natural rights

• Rule of Law

• Equality of mankind

What founding principle is emphasized by the phrase "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" from the Declaration of Independence?

• Natural rights

• Religious Liberty

• Equality of mankind

• Limited government

The First Amendment's protection against the establishment of religion pertains to which founding principle?

• Religious Liberty

• Due Process of Law

• Rule of Law

• Limited government

The Fourth Amendment's requirement for probable cause before searches and seizures is an example of which founding principle?

• Due Process of Law

• Natural rights

• Equality of mankind

• Limited government

Which foundational principle is reflected in the creation of three branches of government?

• natural rights

• social contract

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed

Based on the passage from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, which foundational principle is being described?

• social contract

• natural rights

• religious liberty

• equality of mankind

Which document argued for a representative self-government and included ideas such as due process of law, limitation of government power, right to justice, and right to a fair trial?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

Which document was written to convince American colonists to support independence from England and emphasized rights to life, liberty, and property without taxation without representation?

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Which document is considered important because it provided the English people with a trial by jury for the first time and established consent of the governed and self-government in the colonies?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence