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WorksheetsVirginia Civics and Economics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which fundamental principle means EVERYONE, including government officials, MUST follow the law?
Consent of the Governed
Rule of Law
Limited Government
Democracy
When citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights, this is called_____?
Consent of the Governed
Democracy
Rule of Law
Limited Government
When the people rule, it is called what?
Anarchy
Theocracy
Autocracy
Democracy
In this form of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.
Anarchy
Rule of Law
Representative Government
Communism
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.
Plantations
Hunting/trading
Counties, towns, and cities are all....
Checks and balances in Virginia
Units of state government in Virginia
Units of Local Government in Virginia
Powers exercised by the Local Government in Virginia
What is a primary issue in legislative process at the state level in Virginia?
International relations
Education
Military deployment
Space exploration
What is the form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Federalism
Theocracy
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?
Socialism
Monarchy
Limited Government
Anarchy
This document :
The Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence
Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Magna Carta
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Magna Carta
Which document
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Which document stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Magna Carta
The Articles of Confederation
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
This document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists:
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Constitution
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
What is it that expresses the REASONS the Constitution was written and begins "WE the PEOPLE.."
Your Birth Certificate
The Magna Carta
The Preamble to the Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
What is the name of the part of the Constitution that expresses these reasons for it being written?
The Magna Carta
The Preamble
The 21st Amendment
The Articles of Confederation
Where can you find the rules outlined for amending the constitutions of the state of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States?
The Bible
The Rule Book
The Constitutions (VA and US)
The Dictionary
The Preamble begins, "We the People" establishes that the ____ of the ______ comes from the_____.
1. power
2. government
3. people
1. people
2. power
3. government
1. government
2. power
3. people
1. power
2. people
3. government
This is a photo of what building?
Governor's Mansion
General Assembly
State Capitol
White House
Glenn Youngkin holds what office in Virginia?
Lieutenant Governor
Governor
Attorney General
House of
Delegates Member
What is the primary purpose of the Virginia General Assembly?
A) To interpret laws
B) To enforce laws
C) To make laws
D) To judge laws
Which document influenced the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
A) The Magna Carta
B) The English Bill of Rights
C) The Mayflower Compact
D) The Articles of Confederation
What is the main economic activity in Virginia's Tidewater region?
A) Coal mining
B) Agriculture
C) Shipbuilding
D) Technology
Which branch of Virginia's government is responsible for implementing state laws?
A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Federal
What is the significance of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
A) It established the Church of Virginia
B) It declared freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
C) It created a state religion
D) It limited religious practices
