SOL 1a,b Documents and Principles

What is the principle of Limited Government?

• Government power is unrestricted.

• Government power is restricted by laws and the Constitution.

• Leaders can make their own rules.

• Citizens have no say in government decisions.

What does Republicanism mean?

• The government is divided into three branches.

• The government derives its power from the consent of the governed.

• Citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• Power is divided between national and state governments.

Which document established the principle of limited government and due process?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

What is the main idea of Federalism?

• Power is divided between the national and state governments.

• Power is held only by the national government.

• Power is shared equally among all citizens.

• Power is held only by the state governments.

What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?

• To ensure each branch of government can limit the power of the others.

• To eliminate the judicial branch.

• To allow one branch to have more power than the others.

• To give all power to the executive branch.

What does the Separation of Powers entail?

• The government is divided into two branches.

• All power is given to the legislative branch.

• The government is divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

• The executive branch has all the power.

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• The government is divided into three branches.

• The government derives its power from the consent of the governed.

• The government is controlled by a single ruler.

• The government has all the power.

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Magna Carta

What did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom establish?

• A national religion

• Religious liberty and influenced the First Amendment

• The power of the church over the state

• The separation of church and state

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It emphasized state sovereignty but lacked strong central power.

• It was too similar to the British government.

• It gave too much power to the national government.

• It did not allow states to have any power.