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American Principles

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Countries have the right to govern their citizens without outside interference.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Rights and Responsibilities

c)

Representative Government

d)

Freedom and Independence

2.

Citizens are given rights, but are expected to behave in a manner that is good for everyone.

a)

Rights and Responsibilities

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Equal Opportunity

d)

Limited Government

3.

Laws apply to all as well as the consequences for breaking those laws.

a)

Freedom and Independence

b)

Limited Government

c)

Rule of law

d)

Opportunity of the Market Economy

4.

The people's will being carried out through their elected representatives.

a)

Representative Government

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Freedom and Independence

d)

Rule of Law

5.
The principle in which the law applies to government officials as much as to ordinary citizens.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Consent of the Governed
c)
Limited Government
d)
Individual Rights and Responsibility
6.

Refers to the freedoms that each individual has to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government, and an individual's duties (or obligations) to the community, including cooperation, respect and participation.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Consent of the Governed

c)

Limited Government

d)

Individual Rights and Responsibility

7.
John Locke's ideas that the government gets its right to govern from the people. This principle is included in the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Majority Rule
c)
Equal Protection
d)
Consent of the Governed
8.
Government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it
a)
limited government
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
federalism
d)
judicial review
9.

ALL of us have the opportunity to pursue our goals without age, sex, ethnicity, orientation, gender, etc. being a barrier.

a)

Opportunity of the Market Economy

b)

Limited Government

c)

Equal opportunity

d)

Rule of Law

10.

The government cannot promote one religion over another.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Equal Opportunity

c)

Freedom and Independence

d)

Separation of Church and State

11.

The success of the marketplace is dependent upon supply (what being sold) and demand (desire for what is being sold).

a)

Freedom and Independence

b)

Opportunity of a Market Economy

c)

Limited Government

d)

Equal Opportunity