Principles of Government

What is the principle that people are the source of any and all governmental power?

• Consent of the Governed

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

What is the principle that government is not all-powerful and may only do what people have given it the power to do?

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

What is the principle that the government and those who govern are bound by the law?

• Rule of Law

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Executive Privilege

What is a system of government in which the people rule?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

What is a system where people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf?

• Representative Government

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Match the following foundational U.S. documents to their correct descriptions:

• E

• The first governing document of the United States, where most power resided with the states.

• B

• A document that served as a model for the Bill of Rights.

• D

• A document claiming that people have certain unalienable rights and that all people are equal under the law.

• A

• The introduction to the Constitution that outlines the purposes of the government.

• C

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect fundamental freedoms such as religion, speech, and assembly.

Fill in the blank: The method by which changes can be made to the Constitution, requiring approval by Congress and ratification by the states, is called _________.

• Amendment Process

• Judicial Review

• Executive Order

• Veto Power

Fill in the blank: The status of being a member of a nation, obtained by birth or naturalization, is called _________.

• Citizenship

• Visa

• Residency

• Passport

Fill in the blank: The governing document of Virginia that has been rewritten several times and can be amended by the General Assembly or a convention is called the _________

• Virginia Constitution

• Virginia Bill of Rights

• Virginia Declaration

• Virginia Charter

Fill in the blank: The process by which a person born in a different country becomes a U.S. citizen is called _________.

• Naturalization

• Immigration

• Deportation

• Expatriation