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Virginia Civics and Economics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which fundamental principle means EVERYONE, including government officials, MUST follow the law?

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Limited Government

d)

Democracy

2.

When citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights, this is called_____?

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Democracy

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Limited Government

3.

When the people rule, it is called what?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Democracy

4.

In this form of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Representative Government

d)

Communism

5.

Place a rectangle on the map of Virginia in the approximate area where large-scale plantations and cavaliers could be found. Place a second rectangle on the map in the approximate area where subsistence farming, hunting, and trading could be found.​

6.

Counties, towns, and cities are all....

a)

Checks and balances in Virginia

b)

Units of state government in Virginia

c)

Units of Local Government in Virginia

d)

Powers exercised by the Local Government in Virginia

7.

What is a primary issue in legislative process at the state level in Virginia?

a)

International relations

b)

Education

c)

Military deployment

d)

Space exploration

8.

What is the form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Federalism

d)

Theocracy

9.

What is it called when government is not all-powerful and may only do the things the people have given it the power to do?

a)

Socialism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Limited Government

d)

Anarchy

10.

This document :

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Constitution of the United States

d)

The Declaration of Independence

11.

Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

a)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

d)

Magna Carta

12.

Which document

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

Magna Carta

13.

Which document stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?

a)

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

Magna Carta

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

14.

This document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists:

a)

The Charters of the Virginia Company of London

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

d)

Bill of Rights

15.

What is it that expresses the REASONS the Constitution was written and begins "WE the PEOPLE.."

a)

Your Birth Certificate

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Preamble to the Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

16.

What is the name of the part of the Constitution that expresses these reasons for it being written?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Preamble

c)

The 21st Amendment

d)

The Articles of Confederation

17.

Where can you find the rules outlined for amending the constitutions of the state of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Rule Book

c)

The Constitutions (VA and US)

d)

The Dictionary

18.

The Preamble begins, "We the People" establishes that the ____ of the ______ comes from the_____.

a)

1. power

2. government

3. people

b)

1. people

2. power

3. government

c)

1. government

2. power

3. people

d)

1. power

2. people

3. government

19.

This is a photo of what building?

a)

Governor's Mansion

b)

General Assembly

c)

State Capitol

d)

White House

20.

Glenn Youngkin holds what office in Virginia?

a)

Lieutenant Governor

b)

Governor

c)

Attorney General

d)

House of

Delegates Member

21.

What is the primary purpose of the Virginia General Assembly?

a)

A) To interpret laws

b)

B) To enforce laws

c)

C) To make laws

d)

D) To judge laws

22.

Which document influenced the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

A) The Magna Carta

b)

B) The English Bill of Rights

c)

C) The Mayflower Compact

d)

D) The Articles of Confederation

23.

What is the main economic activity in Virginia's Tidewater region?

a)

A) Coal mining

b)

B) Agriculture

c)

C) Shipbuilding

d)

D) Technology

24.

Which branch of Virginia's government is responsible for implementing state laws?

a)

A) Legislative

b)

B) Executive

c)

C) Judicial

d)

D) Federal

25.

What is the significance of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

A) It established the Church of Virginia

b)

B) It declared freedom of religious beliefs and opinions

c)

C) It created a state religion

d)

D) It limited religious practices