Principles and Documents CE 2

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
• Consent of the governed
• Representative Government
• 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

Abraham Lincoln said this was designed "by the people" and "for the people," so the people rule

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

• Representative Government
• Limited Government
• Rule of Law
• Magna Carta

What is it called when a policy/law is voted on and immediately made into law. The majority vote wins.

• Representative Government

• Consent of the Governed

• Direct Democracy

• Limited Government

A police man runs a red light and is pulled over by another cop and given a ticket. This situation support the idea of what?

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Democracy

There is a new law and our representative voted yes when we told him no, so we take it to a vote to elect someone new because they did not protect our rights.

• Democracy

• Limited Government

• Monarchy

• Consent of the Governed

The government does not have the power to declare a state wide religion because it is not written in the Constitution saying the people give it that power.

• Representative

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Anarchy