WorksheetsFast & Curious Influential Documents US Constitution Part 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
Rule of Law
Self Government
Due Process
The government's powers are restricted by a constitution to protect individual freedoms.
The government has unlimited power to make and enforce laws.
Consent of the governed
Limited Government
The government has unlimited power to make and enforce laws.
The government controls all aspects of citizens' lives, including religion and speech.
The government's powers are restricted by a constitution to protect individual freedoms
Popular Sovereignty
Consent of the governed
Separation of Powers
The powers of the government are divided equally among three branches: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial.
Each state has its own separate government that doesn't interact with the federal government.
The President, Congress, and the Supreme Court all have the same powers and responsibilities.
The government separates powers between military leaders and elected officials.
Checks and Balances
Each branch of government has its own powers and can operate independently without any oversight.
One branch of government holds all the power, while the other branches serve advisory roles.
Each branch of government has the ability to limit or check the powers of the other branches to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances refer to the financial auditing system that keeps track of government spending.
What specific limitations were established by the Magna Carta to keep the government (monarchs) from becoming too powerful? (select all that apply)
limited the king's power to tax
gave landowners rights to equal treatment & trial by jury
established no one is above the law; not even high ranking officials
created a Parliament to take over law making responsibilities
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
an agreement to end the rule of monarchs in the American colonies and declare independence
an agreement to create a government in order to have protection, unity, and order
an agreement to create a representative democracy that would get its power from consent of the governed
Which part of the U.S. Constitution was inspired by the English Bill of Rights?
first ten amendments
the preamble
articles I - III
(a) : restricts the power a govt has over its people; usually by a constitution/social contract that also protects the rights of individuals and prevents govt from interfering with them
(b) : divides the functions of government into separate branches - each with its own specific powers
(c) : no person can be above the law regardless of their position in the government
(a) : divides the functions of government
(b) : idea that human beings possess “…certain and unalienable rights” protected by the government
(c) : no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without a court trial by jury.
