Unit 2: Foundations Test Part 1

Which two statements below demonstrate the principle of "Consent of the Governed" as shown in the U.S. Constitution?

Remember: The Constitution begins with “We the People"

• A. The government’s authority is derived from its citizens

• B. The people must obey the government without question

• C. The government exists because the people allow it

• D. Government power is absolute and cannot be challenged

Which of the following fundamental principles is illustrated by these newspaper headlines?

Headlines: Federal judge impeached (removed from office) and mayor convicted of bribery (buy off, pay off, hush money)

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

The Fifth Amendment in the Bill of Rights says that when someone is accused of a crime their life, liberty and property may not be taken away without “due process of law” (without following rules established by the law). How is that an example of limited government?

• Because of the 5th amendment, the government's power is not limited

• Power given to states is greater than power given to the national government

• The government may do only what people have given it the power to do in the U.S. Constitution

• The government does not need to meet the needs of the people

The following quote is from the Gettysburg Address: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."- Abraham Lincoln 1863

Which fundamental principle does this describe?

• Representative Government

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

Which document was written in 1215 and that stated everyone, including the king, must obey the law?

Ms. Weed would say this in a British accent

• Declaration of Independence

• Charters of the VA Company of London

• Magna Carta

• VA Declaration of Rights

This cartoon appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754 to show the need for the colonies to unite against England. Which early document was used to break away from Great Britain?

Remember: This is the ultimate break up letter

• U.S. Constitution

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment worked for over 10 years to have it passed, but it never became part of the U.S. Constitution.

This example shows...

• there are a lot of amendments created each year

• the process is complex and few amendments are added

• the U.S. does not like amendments anymore

• the President can easily amend the Constitution

Which goal of the U.S. Constitution as stated in the Preamble does this quote best describe? "The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States" - Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1896

• to form a more perfect union

• establish justice

• insure domestic tranquility

• promote the general welfare

"To insure domestic tranquility" as stated in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States, means to...

• create a system of fair laws for all citizens

• maintain peace and order in the homeland

• unite the citizens for a common cause

• provide homes for all citizens

The Preamble of the Constitution of the United States includes...

• the structure of the three branches of government

• the goals and purposes for our government

• the Articles of Confederation

• a clause freeing all enslaved peoples