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CE.2a

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which principle is defined as the people rule?

a)

consent of the governed

b)

limited government

c)

rule of law

d)

democracy

2.

The government and those who govern are bound by law (no one is above the law)

a)

rule of law

b)

limited government

c)

democracy

d)

representative government

3.

People are the source of any and all governmental power.

a)

consent of the governed

b)

rule of law

c)

democracy

d)

limited government

4.

Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do.

a)

consent of the governed

b)

limited government

c)

democracy

d)

rule of law

5.

A senator being pulled over for speeding would be an example of ____________

a)

rule of law

b)

representative government

c)

democracy

d)

limited government

6.

People give their "permission" to the government by voting.

a)

limited government

b)

rule of law

c)

consent of the governed

d)

representative government

7.

An officer can't search your car without a warrant

a)

rule of law

b)

limited government

c)

democracy

d)

representative government

8.

A city elects a city council to create laws for its citizens

a)

rule of law

b)

consent of the governed

c)

limited government

d)

representative government

9.

An elected Congress of the United States most closely resembles which type ?

a)

rule of law

b)

democracy

c)

representative government

d)

limited government

10.
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
11.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
13.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
14.
People rule in a ________________
a)
Representative Government
b)
Democracy 
c)
Consent of Governed
d)
Limit Government
15.
The excerpt "that all men are created equal" comes from what document that influences the US Constitution? 
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Articles of Confederation
16.
Limited Government is best defined as:
a)
the government is not all powerful
b)
people rule
c)
people are the source of government power
d)
citizens elect officials to make laws 
17.

Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights best matches what fundamental political principles?

a)

Consent of Governed

b)

Democracy

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Articles of Confederation

18.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

established the first form of national government for the independent states

b)

maintained that major powers resided with individual states

c)

created a strong central government

d)

led to the writing of the United States Constitution