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Reading for Information Civic Virtue

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

John Lewis a civil rights icon and Congressman famously stated, "The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy," form which nation state did the Founding Fathers take this idea from?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Thebes

d)

Troy

2.

Marcus Tullius Cicero a statesman, orator, and writer is responsible for the maxim, "Salus populi suprema lex esto" (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law), a principle that advocates for law to be codified. Which group provided this example of codified law?

a)

Romans

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

British

3.

"Trial by jury is the lamp that shows that freedom lives," by the 19th-century English jurist Lord Patrick Devlin, describes part of due process which the Founding Fathers borrowed from which document?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Treaties of Crimes and Punishments

c)

Toleration

d)

The Spirit of the Laws

4.
2.4 The passage below is one of the grievances found in the Declaration of Independence.
Which rights listed in the Bill of Rights reflects this complaint?
a)
due process of law, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial
b)
equal protection, assistance of counsel, speedy and public trial
c)
bear arms, due process of law, speedy and public trial
d)
bear arms, equal protection, speedy and public trial
5.
This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
Individual rights
6.

What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the phrase "all men are created equal"?

a)

All people had the same abilities

b)

Free citizens were political equals

c)

All people ought to have equal wealth

d)

Women and men should be treated the same

7.

Which ideas in our constitition address the US mentioned in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

People choose government officials in elections

b)

There are three branches of government

c)

People have freedom of religion

d)

There are nine members of the Supreme Court

8.

The diagram above represents which constitutional principle?

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Federalism

9.
Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? 
a)
Checks and Balances 
b)
 Popular Sovereignty
c)
Seperation of powers 
d)
 Judicial Review