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WorksheetsFundamental Principles (CE.2abcd)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which basic principle states that the government is very powerful but it cannot do all the things?
Limited Government
Consent of the governed
Democracy
Rule of law
Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 5?
Democracy
The rule of law
Limited government
Representative government
Which term best fits in the box labeled with the number 2?
Limited government
Representative government
Rule of law
Consent of the governed
People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf. This idea is expressed in the fundamental political principle known as:
Rule of law
Consent of the governed
Limited government
Representative government
The idea that people are the source of any and all government power is what fundamental principle of government?
Consent of the governed
Rule of law
Democracy
Limited government
Where can the Bill of Rights be found in the Constitution?
Preamble
Articles
Introduction
First 10 amendments
The rights of Englishmen were established in the--
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Which document set forth the basic freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
New York Statute for Religious Freedom
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?
The Magna Carta
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Which document provides for majority rule while protecting minority rights?
Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Charters
Which of these documents created a weak central government with no power to tax and enforce laws?
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
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)?
Declaration of Independence
The Charter of the Virginia Company of London
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
Articles of Confederation
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?
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Which part of the Constitution lists the goals of the government?
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Articles
Amendments
The United States Army is an example of which goal of the Constitution stated in the Preamble?
To establish justice
To provide for the common defense
To form a more perfect union
To provide for the general welfare
Select the purposes of the United States government as stated in the Constitution
Ensure domestic tranquility and justice
Secure the blessings of liberty
Promote the general welfare
Form a more perfect union
Provide for the common defense
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Recommended by Committee
Proposed by Congress
Proposed by General Assembly
Recommended by Governor
This statement is known as the--
Goals of the Nation
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Preamble
How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?
24
25
26
27
Which title would best complete the graphic?
Amending the Virginia Constitution
Amending the United States Constitution
The Process of Naturalization
How a Bill Becomes a Law
