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WorksheetsPrinciples of Democracy
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these government actions is meant to ensure the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws?
regulating trade with other nations
prohibiting segregation in public facilities
restricting illegal immigration into the country
publishing election ballots in foreign newspapers
Which of these is an example of separation of powers?
Representatives rewrite a bill in committee meetings
Representatives hold hearings to hear public opinion
The President enforces a law passed by Congress
The President fires a cabinet member who is performing poorly
In which of these circumstances will a judge grant a writ of habeas corpus?
the accused person is charged with negligence
the accused person is being held without cause
the accused person is under the age of eighteen
the accused person is a repeat offender
Which of these excerpts from the Constitution describes federalism?
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases . . . arising under this Constitution. . . .
The right of citizens . . . who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied on account of age.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons against unreasonable searches shall not be violated. . . .
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution . . . are reserved to the States. . . .
“No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned . . . unless by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.” —Magna Carta, 1215
Which of these constitutional protections is based on the principle described in the excerpt above?
the right to petition the government
the right to vote
the right to a trial by jury
the right to bear arms
Which of these is a power reserved for state governments by the United States Constitution?
Establish public schools
Make treaties with foreign nations
Taxation
Power to coin money
“The Government of [the United States], then, is . . . truly a government of the people. . . . Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them for their benefit.” —John Marshall, 1810
Which of these constitutional principles best applies to Marshall’s quotation?
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Consent of the Governed
Equal Protection
Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances?
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land. . . .”
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
“Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death." -- Patrick Henry,
1775
Rule of Law
Rights and Freedom
Equal Protection
Federalism
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
"We must confine ourselves to the powers described in the Constitution."
-- James Jackson, First
Congress.
Popular Sovereignty
Rule of Law
Majority protects Minority
Separation of Powers
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."
-- Abraham Lincoln, 1854
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Equal Protection
Rights and Freedoms
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
"The greatest [calamity] which could befall [us would be] submission to a government of unlimited powers." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1825.
Federalism
Majority protects Minority
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
"[The purpose of a written constitution is] to bind up the several branches of government by certain laws." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1782.
Separation of Powers
Consent of the Governed
Equal Protection
Judicial Review
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” - Aristotle
Equal Protection
Rights and Freedoms
Consent of the Governed
Rule of Law
Based on the quote below, what principle of democracy is BEST represented.
“I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire
Majority protects Minority
Rights and Freeomds
Equal Protection
Consent of the Governed
Extending the right to marry to LGBT couples is an example of which principles of democracy?
Majority protects Minority
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Federalism
