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Unit 2- Foundations of Government Quiz Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government is NOT all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Limited Government

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Democracy

2.

People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Limited Government

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Representative Government

3.
Citizens give authority (power) to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights.
a)
Consent of the Governed
b)
Limited Government
c)
Rule of Law
d)
Democracy
4.

The people rule: “Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Limited Government

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Democracy

5.

Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Limited Government

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Democracy

6.

Established for the first time that everyone including the king was subject to the law, and gave people basic rights and freedoms.

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

Articles of Confederation

7.

Declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain, stated grievances against the King, established that all men are created equal and the “unalienable rights”.

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution

8.
Model for the Bill of Rights
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
d)
Articles of Confederation
9.

Establishes our current system of government. Begins with the words, “We the People”.

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution

10.

First document to state the colonists should have the freedom of religion.

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

d)

Articles of Confederation

11.
Stated the colonists should have the same rights as Englishmen.
a)
Charters of the VA Company of London
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
12.

Failed as the first attempt at a government. Established a weak central government with no power to tax or enforce laws.

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Bill of Rights