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WorksheetsFundamental Principles & Historical Docs [SOL Review #1]
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What principle of American Democracy states that people are the source of any and all governmental power?
a)
Rule of law
b)
Consent of the Governed
c)
Limited Government
d)
Representative Government
2.
The government of the U.S. is an example of a ___. In this system of government, people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
a)
Representative Government
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
3.
All people, including those who govern, are bound by the law according to this principle of American Democracy.
a)
Rule of law
b)
Limited government
c)
Second Amendment
d)
Consent of the governed
4.
In a ____ the people rule.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
5.
According to the principle of ____, the government is not all-powerful; it may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Rule of law
c)
Individual rights
d)
Limited government
6.
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government, including to form a more perfect union and establish justice. The opening words of the Preamble, "We the people..." establishes that the power of government comes from:
a)
The President
b)
The Electoral College
c)
The people
d)
Congress
7.
In the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Thomas Jefferson advocated for freedom of:
a)
The legislative and executive branches.
b)
Virginia and West Virginia.
c)
Religious beliefs and opinions.
d)
Anti-Federalists and Federalists
8.
Which of the following documents is the BEST title for the chart?
a)
Charters of the VA Company of London
b)
VA Declaration of Rights
c)
VA Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
The Declaration of Independence
9.
Which fact is missing from the chart?
a)
Gave women the right to vote.
b)
States had the least power.
c)
First form of government in the U.S.
d)
First document to guarantee religious freedom
10.
The ___ granted land and the authority to set up a colonial government in the new world. It also promised the colonists "all liberties...as if they had been abiding and born within this our realm of England."
a)
Charters of the VA Company
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Gettysburg Address
11.
This document, written by George Mason, served as a model for the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
a)
The Mayflower Compact
b)
VA Declaration of Rights
c)
The Constitution of the U.S.
d)
The Declaration of Independence
12.
Mark is doing a report for Civics class. Which heading BEST completes his outline?
a)
The VA Declaration of Rights
b)
The Preamble to the Constitution
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
The Articles of Confederation
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