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Q4 Week 1Alt Learning

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The government cannot tell you what music you have to listen to. What principle of government is this?
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Limited Gov't
c)
Democracy
2.
Citizens are in charge of the government. What principle is this?
a)
Consent of the Governed
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Democracy
3.

Rule of Law, Consent of the Governed, Limited Government and Representative Government are all examples of...

a)

An Oligarchy

b)

Fundamental Political Principles

c)

Items found in the Declaration of Independence

d)

Aspects of a Monarchy

4.

When a government leader gets in trouble, this is an example of-

a)

Consent of the governed

b)

Democracy

c)

Limited government

d)

Rule of law

5.
Citizens elect other people to make laws on their behalf. 
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Representative Government
c)
Consent of the Governed
d)
Limited Government
6.
Which founding document gave the people in the colony of Virginia the same rights as Englishmen
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights 
b)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
c)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London 
d)
Mayflower Compact 
7.

Which document established the separation of church and state (the government) and helped make part of the First Amendment ?

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

c)

Charters of the Virginia Company of London

d)

Mayflower Compact

8.

In which document would you find a long list of grievances against King George, and the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Declaration of Independence

9.

Which document said that everyone including the king was subject to the law, and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the US Constitution

c)

the Magna Carta

d)

the Charters of the VA Company of London

10.

How many amendments are in the Constitution today?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

22

d)

27

11.

Fill in the chart:

Virginia Constitution Amendment Process:

_____ proposes an amendment -> _____ approves it

a)

Congress, the states

b)

General Assembly, the states

c)

Congress, the voters

d)

General Assembly, the voters

12.

If the government was spending more money on the military, that would fulfill what portion of the Preamble?

a)

Ensure domestic tranquility

b)

Secure the blessings of liberty

c)

Provide for the common defense

d)

Form a more perfect union

13.

If the government was spending more money on the military, that would fulfill what portion of the Preamble?

a)

Ensure domestic tranquility

b)

Secure the blessings of liberty

c)

Provide for the common defense

d)

Form a more perfect union

14.

Which is true for the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Established a federal structure of government

b)

Major powers resided with individual states

c)

Affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people

d)

Stated grievances against the King of Great Britain

15.

The amendment process is ______.

a)

simple

b)

never used

c)

complex

d)

delicious

16.

? = ratified by the states . Which completes the diagram

a)

proposed by congress

b)

proposed by the general assembly

c)

recommended by committee

d)

recommend by president

17.

Who ratifies an amendment to the Virginia constitution?

a)

The voters of Virginia

b)

The General Assembly

c)

The U.S. Congress

d)

The President

18.

The Preamble begins with -

a)

We the people

b)

When in the course of human events

c)

We the citizens need to form

d)

As the people of America

19.

Please select the correct answer using the image above.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Please answer the question using the image above.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D