WorksheetsCE.2a & B Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which principle is defined as the people rule?
consent of the governed
limited government
rule of law
democracy
The government and those who govern are bound by law (no one is above the law)
rule of law
limited government
democracy
representative government
People are the source of any and all governmental power.
consent of the governed
rule of law
democracy
limited government
Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do.
consent of the governed
limited government
democracy
rule of law
A city elects a city council to create laws for its citizens
rule of law
consent of the governed
limited government
representative government
People give their "permission" to the government by voting.
limited government
rule of law
consent of the governed
representative government
“The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senate shall have one vote.”
- Seventeenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Representative government
Democracy
Consent of the governed
Limited Government
Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Statute for Religious
established for the 1st time the principle that everyone including the king was subject to the law and gave Englishmen basic rights & freedoms.
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Select the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence gives:
Life
Due Process
Equality
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
CE.2b: How did the Declaration of Independence address the King of England?
It stated how well the King treated the colonists
It stated grievances against the King
It stated the colonies wanted to take over England
It stated the colonies wanted taxed from England
