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WorksheetsUnit 3 & 4 - Principle & Documents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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.
President Obama receives a ticket for driving to fast on Big Bethel. What principle is this?
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Representative Gov't
c)
Democracy
4.
The people are supporting the government; they are keeping them from falling off the cliff. What principle is this?
a)
Limited Governed
b)
Consent of the Governed
c)
Democracy
5.
This document guarantees equality under the law, establishes the structure of our government, and affirms individual worth and dignity of all people.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
US Constitution
c)
Charters of the VA Company of London
6.
This document provides the unalienable rights, declares the colonies independence from Great Britain, and lists grievances against the king.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
VA Declaration of Rights
c)
Bill of Rights
7.
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as the...
a)
Amendments
b)
Declaration of Rights
c)
Bill of Rights
8.
This document will guarantee the rights of Englishmen to the colonist
a)
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
b)
Charters of the VA Company of London
c)
Magna Carta
9.
This document led to the writing of the US Constitution, had a weak central government, and made the states independent.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Magna Carta
10.
This document was a model for the first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
VA Declaration of Rights
11.
This expresses why the Constitution was written, as well as acts the introduction to the Constitution.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Declaration of Rigths
12.
For the US Constitution, this is the final step in the amendment process.
a)
Ratification by states
b)
Ratification by voters
c)
Proposal by Congress
13.
What is the total number of amendments in the US Constitution?
a)
23
b)
25
c)
27
14.
This is the first step in amending the VA Constitution.
a)
Proposal by a convention
b)
Proposal by General Assembly
c)
Proposal by Congress
15.
The fundamental freedoms of religion, press, petition, speech, and assembly are protected by what document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Rights
16.
The man who wrote the final version of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Roger Sherman
17.
The "grievances" identified in the Declaration of Independence are...
a)
a list of good things the King did for the colonists
b)
a list of colonies the King controlled in America
c)
a list of complaints against the King
d)
a list of demands from the King
18.
Which document is the "Supreme Law of the Land"?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
19.
Which document affirmed the unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
20.
What document will give Englishmen rights and also for the very first time, make the king follow the rules?
a)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
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