Civics and Economics SOL

Which part of the Constitution lists the goals of the government?

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

Which 3 ideas come from the Declaration of Independence?

• Declared the Colonies independent from England

• Stated that people have the freedom to worship any religion

• Affirmed that people have "unalienable" rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Created a national government

• Stated the idea that all men are created equal

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

These unalienable rights are stated in _____.

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

What document best completes this chart?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Article of Confederation

The passage above is the beginning of the _____

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution of the United States

• Articles of Confederation

Although the Constitution created a government that guarantees majority rule, it also ______.

• Protects the rights of the minority

• Protects the rights of the majority

• Guarantees the rights of rulers

• Is a true democracy

This congressman is running for reelection and stating that voters should vote for him. If ELECTED, he would be demonstrating what political principle?

• Rule of law

• Representative government

• Democracy

• Consent of the governed

The idea that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights is __________.

• Representative government

• Limited Government

• Democracy

• Consent of the governed

Which term from the box above fits

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

One way for your voice to be heard as a citizen is to _____.

• Follow famous people on social media

• Vote

• Watch television

• Listen to the radio