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The passage below is from a historical document.
Based on the passage, where should governments get their power?
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• from the legislative branch

• from the executive branch

• from elected leaders

• from the citizens

What are "unalienable" rights?

• Rights that can only be taken away by the government

• Rights that cannot be taken away by the government

• Rights that can only be taken away by judges

• Rights that cannot be taken away by judges

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."

What is this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence referring to?

• Social contract

• Consent of the governed

• Natural rights

• Checks and balances

"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:"

"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:"

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:"

The quotes above come from the Declaration of Independence and represent...?

• complaints Parliament had about King George III

• grievances American colonists had with King George III

• complaints Parliament had with the royal governors of the colonies.

• grievances American colonists had with their own colonial legislatures

Which of the following Constitutional principles require the government to follow its own rules?

• rule of law 
• popular sovereignty
• republicanism
• judicial review

Which ones accurately define the rule of law?

• "We are a nation of laws, not of men."

• "No one is above the law, no one is below the law."

• Everyone is held accountable to the law.

• All of the above

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced instead of just being strengthened?

• The federal government was far too weak and couldn't enforce its laws.

• The national courts ruled that it must be replaced because it had too much power.

• Daniel Shays and the angry farmers said that it must be replaced because they were in debt.

Which weakness was the biggest in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not tax

• No army

• No leader or president

• No supreme court

Which group wanted a stronger central government and was worried that states might lose their power if the Constitution was ratified?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Both

What was the Anti-Federalists' greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?

• The lack of a federal court system.

• The lack of legislative veto power.

• The lack of a strong military.

• The lack of a bill of rights.