VBA3 Vocab Quiz

What is the principle that ensures laws are applied equally to all individuals?

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

• Absolute Monarchy

Which system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Consent of the Governed

• Natural Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Unicameral

What term describes the idea that government power comes from the people?

• Consent of the Governed

• Magna Carta

• Tyranny

• Ordain

What are rights that are considered inherent and universal to all humans?

• Civil Law

• Natural Rights

• Bicameral

• Oppression

What is a previous case or legal decision that may be or must be followed in subsequent similar cases?

• Precedent

• Petition

• Repeal

• Ordain

Which document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English monarch?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Absolute Monarchy

• Popular Sovereignty

Who was a French philosopher known for his theory of separation of powers?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

Which philosopher is known for his ideas about natural rights and the social contract?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Tyranny

• Oppression

What type of law deals with disputes between individuals or organizations?

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

What type of law involves crimes and punishment?

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

• Petition

• Repeal