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WorksheetsUnit 2- Foundations of Government Quiz Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Government is NOT all-powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Democracy
People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Representative Government
The people rule: “Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Democracy
Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Democracy
Established for the first time that everyone including the king was subject to the law, and gave people basic rights and freedoms.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Magna Carta
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Articles of Confederation
Declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain, stated grievances against the King, established that all men are created equal and the “unalienable rights”.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Establishes our current system of government. Begins with the words, “We the People”.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
First document to state the colonists should have the freedom of religion.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Magna Carta
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Articles of Confederation
Failed as the first attempt at a government. Established a weak central government with no power to tax or enforce laws.
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
