Civics & Economics SOL Study Packet

Which of the following are fundamental political principles that shaped our constitution and government?

• Rule of Law, Consent of the Governed, Limited Government, Democracy, Representative Government

• Federalism, Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Popular Sovereignty, Judicial Review

• Individual Rights, Republicanism, Social Contract, Natural Rights, Civic Duty

• Monarchy, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Autocracy, Totalitarianism

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #1 - People are the source of any and all governmental power.

• Consent of the Governed

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #2 - Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things that people have given it the power to do.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

• Absolute Monarchy

• Totalitarian Regime

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #3 - The government and those who govern are bound by the law.

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Consent of the Governed

• Individual Rights

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #4 - In such a system of government, the people rule.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #5 - People elect public officeholders who make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

• Representative Government

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

SOL CE.2b - Which of the following documents of American history influenced the development of the Constitution and constitutional government?

• The Magna Carta, The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers

• The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers

• The Magna Carta, The Mayflower Compact, The English Bill of Rights, The Articles of Confederation, The Federalist Papers

• The Magna Carta, The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence, The English Bill of Rights, The Federalist Papers

Which of these documents guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens?

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

Which of these documents claimed that people have 'certain unalienable rights' (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and that all people are equal under the law?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation