WorksheetsFCLE Competency 1 Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Government was created through the consent of the people to be ruled by the majority.
Consent of the Governed
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty
Philosopher who came up with the idea of Separation of Powers idea.
Adam Smith
John Locke
Charles de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
A Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people through their elected representatives. A Democracy: a state where ALL the population or all eligible members of the state hold the power.
Historical origins of the terms republic and democracy
Differences between republican and democratic (small "r" and "d") forms of government
Limits on the use of power by a government
Advantages of a dictatorship over a republic and democracy
Comprised of three major institutions which process a case from inception, through trial, to punishment.
The Justice system and how the justice system works
Rule of Law
What does the Bill of Rights look like in historical and contemporary practice
Bill of Rights and the Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties
Freedoms and rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment and liberties and rights associated with crime and due process.
Philosophical and Practical Foundations of Constitutionalism
Bill of Rights and the Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties
Equal Treatment and Equal Protection Without the Guarantee of Equal Outcomes
Reasons for and Ways in which Rights and Liberties Guaranteed under the Bill of Rights May be Limited
Doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government are kept separate and have some control over the other branches.
Philosophical and Practical Foundations of Constitutionalism
Connect these ideas to the Founding Documents
Check and Balances/Separation of Powers
Connect these Ideas to the Founding Documents
Consent of the governed, rights of the minority separation of power, rule of law and the Constitution.
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
Adherence to a constitutional form of government
Adherence to a constitutional form of government
Limits on the use of power by a Government
Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern - On one including the most highly placed officials, is above the law.
Natural Rights/natural Law
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty
Philosopher that came up with the Social Contract Theory.
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Equality Under The Law
Thomas Hobbes
Each branch of government could limit the power of the others branches.
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Limited Government
Rule Of Law
A doctrine that a government's authority is determined by a body of laws (a constitution).
Support for a military dictatorship
Belief in the supremacy of a single ruler
Advocacy for anarchy and lawlessness
Adherence to a constitutional form of government
A guarantee that all citizens have equal protection under the law with in the 5th and 14th Amendments.
What is the importance of free, fair and secure elections?
The Importance of political and religious liberty to the Founders
Why did the Founders not favor a purely democratic form of government
Its meaning and practice under the U.S. Constitution and associated Amendments - Equal Protection Clause
The principle that all people must be equally protected under the law.
Equality under the Law
Popular Sovereignty
Economic Equality
Rule of Law
Both forms of government tend to use a representational system.
What Is the Importance of Free, Fair and Secure Elections?
Constitutionalism
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Republicanism and Representative Democratic Government
The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they act or make laws. We then hold them politically and legally accountable for how they exercise their powers.
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Constitutionalism
Definition: Popular Sovereignty.
Government is created by and subject to all the will of the people
Consent of the Governed
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Connect these Ideas to the founding documents
Definition: Before the Civil War, a political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as a Free or Slave State.
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Rule Of Law
Definition: A formal and organized choice by vote of a person or people to a political office/s or other position/s.
Political Parties
Federalism
Constitutionalism
Elections
The division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
Federalism
Separation Of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Constitutionalism
Essentialism, perennialism, progressivism, and social reconstructionism/critical pedagogy.
Check and balances/separation of powers
Philosophical and practical foundations of Constitutionalism
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
As understood by the founders and seen in our founding documents
You can follow the religion you want and love who you want to are some of these examples. The 1st Amendment list more.
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Natural Rights
Consent Of The Governed
Clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document that All citizens were "together" when it came to the Constitution.
Concept of "We the People", etc.
constitutional and practical applications of:
Limits on the use of power by a government
Consent of the governed
Argues that the world is governed by natural laws (innate) which are discoverable by human reason.
Natural Rights/Natural Law
Rule Of Law
Fair Procedures Within The Boundaries Of The Law
Equality Under The Law
Requires each State to treat their citizens equally.
Equal treatment and equal protection without the guarantee of equal outcomes
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
Equal protection
What is the importance of free, fair and secure elections?
The U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers.
Associate these thoughts with the Founding Charters
Relate these concepts to the Founding Papers
Link these notions to the Founding Treaties
Connect these Ideas to the Founding Documents
Under national emergencies and war time.
Reasons for and ways in which rights and liberties guaranteed under the Bill of Rights may be limited
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
Its meaning and practice under the U.S. Constitution and associated amendments
Consent of the governed
This protects the people's right to live, speak, and act according to their beliefs peacefully and publicly.
Why did the Founders not favor a purely democratic form of government
The Importance of political and religious liberty to the Founders
The social contract
Consent of the governed
Fairly, justly, and with procedural regularity by an impartial judge and in which the defendant is afforded his/her rights under the U.S. Constitution or the appropriate state constitution or other law.
Concept of 'We the People', etc.
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
Equitable processes following the guidelines of the Law
Fair procedures within the boundaries of the Law
Requirement that legal matters be resolved according to established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly.
Equal Protection
The Social Contract
Constitutionalism
Due Process
The idea that a governmental body may not deny citizens equal protection under the law.
Due Process
Equal Protection
Limited Government
Federalism
An actual or hypothetical compact, or agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each.
Due Process
Rule Of Law
Popular Sovereignty
The Social Contract
Rights that are guaranteed to everyone (all citizens), even if they are not part of the majority and we agree that the majority will govern without issues.
Individual Liberty
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Cooperation and Compromise
Popular Sovereignty
These specifically spell out American's rights in relation to their government. Historically, it began as a "push back" of absolutism and now it is imbedded in the American Republican system of governing.
Rule of Law
What does the Bill of Rights look like in historical and contemporary practice
Equality under the Law
The justice system and how the justice system works
Limits government by creating two sovereign powers - the national government and the state government - thereby restraining the influence of both.
Federalism
How federalism has influenced the development of the government of the U.S.A.
Philosophical and practical foundations of Constitutionalism
Republicanism and Representative Democratic Government
The power, or duty of ordinary courts to refrain from applying unconstitutional legislation, individual freedoms protected, makes governing "easier" if the majority is in control of all.
Fair procedures within the boundaries of the Law
Concept of "We the People", etc.
constitutional and practical applications of:
The Importance of political and religious liberty to the Founders
Right to Life, Education, Speech, Liberty, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and the pursuit of Happiness.
Differences between republican and democratic (small "r" and "d") forms of government
What are essential components of democratic governments?
Equal treatment and equal protection without the guarantee of equal outcomes
Majority Rule and Minority Rights
The election process is very similar and held at the same time. One is just for the State level the other for the Federal level and another at the local level.
This is how elections work at the State and Federal level
How does the U.S. function as a constitutional republic?
Check and Balances/Separation of Powers
Connect these ideas to the Founding Documents
They believed men were selfish in nature and were not well enough educated to vote for proper leaders.
The importance of political and religious liberty to the Founders
Its meaning and practice under the U.S. Constitution and associated Amendments
Why did the Founders not favor a purely democratic form of government
How does the U.S. function as a constitutional republic?
The fundamental principle defining credible elections is that they must reflect the free expression of the will of the people.
What is the importance of free, fair and secure elections?
Limits on the use of power by a Government
How does the U.S. function as a constitutional republic?
Why did the Founders not favor a purely democratic form of government
A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by all levels of government (Federal, State and Local- they each have different roles).
Check and Balances/Separation of Powers
What does Federalism look like in theory and in practice.
Republicanism and Representative Democratic Government
Connect these ideas to the Founding Documents
How does the U.S. function as a constitutional republic?
The constitutional guarantee of a direct democracy form of government for each state that was one of the 13 original states
Its meaning and practice under the U.S. Constitution and associated Amendments
Adherence to a constitutional form of government as promised to each state in Article IV, section 4
The origin of the ideas of democracy and the republic is...
Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties
Limits on the use of power by a government
Equal treatment and equal protection without the guarantee of equal outcomes
Which phrase describes popular sovereignty?
the people have the power
the people are controlled by the monarchy
the people do not have the right to vote
"Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people give it the power to do." This is the idea expressed in the fundamental political principle known as ______.
Consent of the Governed
Representative Government
Limited Government
Rule of Law
Powers that Congress does not have specifically stated (Expressed Powers) in Article 1, section 8 or (Implied Powers) are called (Reserved Powers) and are given to whom?
The States/People as referenced in the 10th Amendment
The President or the Executive Branch
The Supreme Court or the Judicial Branch
Congress has all powers and is the absolute authority
Issuing Driver's Licenses, Set up and Management of Public School Districts, and Management of Highway Patrol Officers are all which type of power?
Expressed
Reserved
Implied
Concurrent
Article 1, Section 8 have the powers of Congress listed. These powers are referred to as ____________powers?
Reserved
Concurrent
Expressed
Absolute
Powers of Congress that are not specifically stated in Article 1, section 8 but are needed to fulfill their duties in Article 1, section 8 are called which type of powers? Hint: An example of this type of power is to enact a draft
Implied
Reserved
Expressed
Concurrent
Powers that both the Federal Government and the State Government share or both do are called which type of power?
Reserved
Concurrent
Expressed
Implied
