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Civics Review CE.2,3,4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which fundamental principle of constitutional government holds that the people are the source for all governmental power?
a)
consent of the governed
b)
limited government
c)
representative government
d)
rule of law
2.
Which fundamental principle of constitutional government holds that the government is not all-powerful and may only do those things the people have given it the power to do?
a)
limited government
b)
consent of the governed
c)
rule of law
d)
representative government
3.
Which fundamental principle of constitutional government holds that the the government, those who govern, and those who are governed are bound by the law?
a)
consent of the governed
b)
rule of law
c)
limited government
d)
democracy
4.
In which key document that led to the U.S. Constitution will you find your unalienable rights?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
5.
Which key document that led to the U.S. Constitution served as the model for the first amendment freedom of religion?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
charters of the Virginia Company of London
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
6.
Which key document that led to the U.S. Constitution served as the model for the Bill of Rights?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
charters of the Virginia Company of London
c)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
7.
Civic Duty or Civic Responsibility?
Voting
a)
Civic Duty
b)
Civic Responsibility
8.

Civic Duty or Civic Responsibility?

Which one do you HAVE to do?

a)

Civic Duty

b)

Civic Responsibility

9.

Which principle means "No one is above the law" ?

a)

Limited Government

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Democracy

d)

Consent of the governed

10.

How many FUNDAMENTAL POLITICAL PRINCIPLES shape American government?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

5

d)

10

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Which basic principle allows each branch of government to restrict the power of the other branches so that no one branch can do everything?

a)

Federalism

b)

Consent of the governed

c)

Limited government

d)

Democracy

15.

A right that cannot be taken away or denied is called an unalienable right. They are defined as the following-

a)

life, liberty, and freedom

b)

life, liberty, and free speech

c)

life, liberty,and the right to bear arms

d)

life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

16.

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London guaranteed rights of the _____________ to the colonists.

a)

Englishmen

b)

Frenchmen

c)

Germans

d)

Italians

17.

Which document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

18.

A system of government in which voters elect officials to conduct government on their behalf is -

a)

monarchy

b)

representative government

c)

dictatorship

d)

socialism

19.

Grievances against the King-----Life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness-----All people are created equal


Which early American document would be the best title for the statements above?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Articles of Confederation

20.

Which of the following statements was not included in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

complaints against the king

b)

a plan of government for the country

c)

reasons why the founders thought they should be free from British rule

d)

unalienable rights