Founding Documents Review

Which democratic principle is defined as, "the people are the source of any and all governmental power?"

• consent of the governed
• Rule of Law
• Representative government
• Limited Government

Which democratic principle is defined as, "the people elect public office holders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf?"

• consent of the governed
• Rule of Law
• Representative government
• Limited Government

Which democratic principle is defined as, "the Government is not all powerful and may only do those things the people have given it the power to do?"

• consent of the governed
• Rule of Law
• Representative government
• Limited Government

Which democratic principle is defined as, "everyone must follow the same laws, nobody is above the law?"

• consent of the governed
• Rule of Law
• Representative government
• Limited Government

Which founding document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonist?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Declaration of Rightrs
• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which founding document served as model for the Bill of Rights and the first Amendment to the Constitution?

• Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation and Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which founding document listed the complaints the colonist had about King George III and affirmed the idea that people were given unalienable rights and were equal under the law

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which document established the first form of national government for the United States, but created such a weak central government that it ultimately failed.

• The Constitution
• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation

The document is the the supreme law of the US - it establishes the structure of our government, guarantees equality under the law and protects our fundamental freedoms

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Charters of Virginia Company of London

What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

• It abolishes the Articles of Confederation
• It affirms that all people are created equal under the law
• It states that everyone had rights that the government cannot take away
• It identifies the goals and purposes of the Constitution