Constitutional Democracy SOL Review 24-25

What does the phrase in the box mean?

• The United States government is not all-powerful and cannot do whatever it chooses to do.
• No one is above the law in the United States and will be held accountable for breaking laws.
• The power of the government comes from the people of the United States.
• The citizens of the United States will elect officials to act of their behalf in government.

A good example of Representative Government is -

• A Virginia Beach city police officer
• The elected members of the US Senate
• Appointed members of the President's cabinet
• A school principal

Which statement is an example of the principle of Rule of Law?

• A local judge is found guilty of speeding and must pay a fine.
• A state senator is reelected to her second term.
• A suspect of a crime is informed of his constitutional rights.
• A citizen registers to vote in the next Presidential election.

The President cannot declare war on another country. The US Constitution does not give the President the power to do that. The power to declare war belongs to Congress. This is an example of which fundamental principle?

• democracy
• consent of the governed
• representative government
• limited government

This quote from the Gettysburg Address best defines which principle of American constitutional government?

• Limited government
• Rule of law
• Representative government
• Democracy

Which document declared all men are created equal and have unalienable rights (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness) and includes a list of grievances against the English King George III?

• the Magna Carta
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Virginia Declaration of Rights

The document that guarantees equality under the law, established the structure of the United States government, protects the freedoms of religion, petition, speech, press and assembly, and fixed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was

• the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights
• the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• the Virginia Declaration of Rights
• the Charters of the Virginia Company of London

After independence from England was declared in 1776, which Foundation Document established the first form of national government (a weak national government with no power to tax or enforce laws) and gave the majority of powers to the state governments?

• Constitution of the United States, with the Bill of Rights
• the Articles of the Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Virginia Declaration of Rights

Which of the following is NOT correctly paired together?

• Executive branch-President and cabinet-Carry out the laws-Article 2 in Constitution
• Legislative branch-President and cabinet-Execute the laws-Article 1 in Constitution
• Legislative branch-Congress-Make laws- Article 1 in Constitution
• Judicial branch-U.S. Supreme Court-Judicial Review-Article 3 in Constitution

The amendment that requires the national government to provide due process protections is the -

• 1st
• 5th
• 14th
• 19th