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Fundamental Principles (CE.2abcd)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which basic principle states that the government is very powerful but it cannot do all the things?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Consent of the governed

c)

Democracy

d)

Rule of law

2.

Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 5?

a)

Democracy

b)

The rule of law

c)

Limited government

d)

Representative government

3.

Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 2?

a)

Limited government

b)

Representative government

c)

Rule of law

d)

Consent of the governed

4.

People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf. This idea is expressed in the fundamental political principle known as:

a)

Rule of law

b)

Consent of the governed

c)

Limited government

d)

Representative government

5.

The idea that people are the source of any and all government power is what fundamental principle of government?

a)

Consent of the governed

b)

Rule of law

c)

Democracy

d)

Limited government

6.

Where can the Bill of Rights be found in the Constitution?

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles

c)

Introduction

d)

First 10 amendments

7.

The rights of Englishmen were established in the--

a)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

8.

Which document set forth the basic freedom of religious beliefs and opinions

a)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

b)

New York Statute for Religious Freedom

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

9.

Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

10.

Which document provides for majority rule while protecting minority rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

United States Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Virginia Charters

11.

Which of these documents created a weak central government with no power to tax and enforce laws?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

12.

All of the documents below influenced the U.S. Constitution in some way. Which of these documents stated that people had "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness)?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The Charter of the Virginia Company of London

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

13.

Which document stated a person in power (specifically the King of England) must follow the same rules as its people for the first time in history?

a)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

U.S. Constitution

d)

Magna Carta

14.

Which part of the Constitution lists the goals of the government?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Articles

d)

Amendments

15.

The United States Army is an example of which goal of the Constitution stated in the Preamble?

a)

To establish justice

b)

To provide for the common defense

c)

To form a more perfect union

d)

To provide for the general welfare

16.

Select the purposes of the United States government as stated in the Constitution

a)

Ensure domestic tranquility and justice

b)

Secure the blessings of liberty

c)

Promote the general welfare

d)

Form a more perfect union

e)

Provide for the common defense

17.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

a)

Recommended by Committee

b)

Proposed by Congress

c)

Proposed by General Assembly

d)

Recommended by Governor

18.

This statement is known as the--

a)

Goals of the Nation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Preamble

19.

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

20.

Which title would best complete the graphic?

a)

Amending the Virginia Constitution

b)

Amending the United States Constitution

c)

The Process of Naturalization

d)

How a Bill Becomes a Law