Principles and Documents CE 1

Which document helped establish the idea of rule of law?

• Magna Carta
• The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which fundamental principle addresses the idea the any and all government power comes from the people?

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

Which fundamental principle addresses the idea that no one individual is above the law and that everyone is bound by the law?

• Consent of the governed
• Representative Government
• Rule of Law
• Democracy

Which fundamental principle addresses the idea that government is not all-powerful and it has its restrictions? The power government gets comes from what they people allow.

• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Representative Government
• Limited Government

Which fundamental principle addresses the idea that we as citizens can vote and elect people to hold office and speak and act on our behalf?

• Republicanism

• Limited Government
• Rule of Law
• Magna Carta

This principle says that power is divided (given out) between the national and state governments?

• Representative

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Federalism

Which document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?

• Magna Carta

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• 
  King John of England

• King James I of England

• 
  George Mason

• 
  Thomas Jefferson

Who was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• King John of England

• 
  King James I of England

• 
  George Mason

• 
  Thomas Jefferson

What fundamental principle is established by the Magna Carta?

• Freedom of religion

• 
  Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• 
  Established rule of law

• 
  Unalienable rights