Ideas from the Founding Documents Part Deux

The idea that government’s power comes from the people.

• Divine Right

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

The idea that all people are born equal and entitled to the same basic rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

The idea that all people are born equal and entitled to the same basic rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

• The King

• The People

• The Pope

• The President

To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was

• an act of loyalty.
• an act of treason.
• an act of bravery.
• an act of insanity.

Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?

• The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

• The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

• The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

• Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

The Idea of Popular Sovereignty appears as an idea in which document?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

The Idea of Consent of the Governed appears as an idea in both the Declaration and the Bill of Rights

• True

• False

The constitution does all of the following but......

• Outlines Citizens Rights

• Describes the power of each branch of government

• All U.S. Laws must follow the constitution

• Lists every single law that must be followed