What does the "Consent of the Governed" principle state?

Civics & Economics Review 2

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Rebecca Sedgwick
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The government is all-powerful.
People are the source of any and all governmental power.
Those who govern are not bound by the law.
The government can do anything without permission.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is meant by "Limited Government"?
The government is all-powerful.
The government can do anything it wants.
The government is not all-powerful and may only do what the people have given it permission to do.
The government has no power at all.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "Democracy" mean?
The government rules.
The people rule.
The law rules.
The elected officials rule.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a "Representative Government"?
People elect public officeholders to make laws for them and represent them in the government.
The government represents itself.
The government is elected by other governments.
People do not have a say in the government.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Charters of the Virginia Company of London guarantee?
Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonists.
Rights of colonists guaranteed to Englishmen.
Rights of the government guaranteed to colonists.
Rights of the king guaranteed to colonists.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which document stated grievances against the king of Great Britain and declared the colonies' independence?
The Articles of Confederation.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights.
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
The Declaration of Independence.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Articles of Confederation establish?
The first form of national government for the independent states.
The Bill of Rights.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
The Declaration of Independence.
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