Gov.St2a 2024

Which document is NOT mentioned as a source of key ideas of limited government and the rule of law in the development of United States constitutional government?

• Magna Carta

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

What is the main idea of a limited government?

• The government has unlimited power.

• The government is restricted in what it may do.

• The government can do anything it wants.

• The government is not bound by any rules.

According to the concept of limited government, what must the government operate within?

• Its own desires.

• The boundaries established by its people.

• The boundaries established by other countries.

• No boundaries at all.

What does the rule of law imply about the government and its officers?

• They are above the law.

• They can act outside the law to enforce it.

• They are always subject to the law.

• They can make laws without following them.

What is one thing the government cannot do according to the idea of limited government?

• Operate within boundaries.

• Do anything it wants.

• Make laws.

• Enforce laws.

What is the rule of law?

• The idea that the government can act outside the law.

• The idea that no one is above the law.

• The idea that the government can make laws without following them.

• The idea that the government has unlimited power.

Which of the following statements is true about European kingdoms under the Divine Right Theory?

• A. They were democratic.

• B. They were autocratic monarchies.

• C. They were republics.

• D. They were socialist states.

What was the limitation on the monarch's power under the Divine Right Theory?

• The monarch was limited by a constitution.

• The monarch was limited by the rule of law.

• The monarch was not limited in what it could do.

• The monarch was limited by the parliament.

What is another name for the Magna Carta?

• The Great Charter

• The Royal Decree

• The King's Edict

• The Noble Proclamation

Who was forced to accept the Magna Carta in 1215?

• King John of England

• King Henry VIII

• King Richard the Lionheart

• King Edward I