Race to the SOLs Flashcard #1

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Which Fundamental Political Principle does the following statement describe? People are the source of any and all governmental power.

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Consent of the Governed

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Which Fundamental Political Principle does the following statement describe? Government is not all powerful, and may only do what the people have given it the power to do.

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Limited Government

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Which Fundamental Political Principle does the following statement describe? The government and those who govern are bound by the law.

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Rule of Law

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Which Fundamental Political Principle does the following statement describe? The people rule.

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Democracy

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Which Fundamental Political Principle does the following statement describe? People elect public officeholders who make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

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Representative Government

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Which of these documents guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens? Options: VA Statute for Religious Freedom, Constitution (+Bill of Rights), Charters of the VA Company of London, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation

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Charters of the VA Company of London

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Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights? VA Statute for Religious Freedom, Constitution (+Bill of Rights), Charters of the VA Company of London, Declaration of Independence, VA Declaration of Rights

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VA Declaration of Rights

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Which document claimed that people have "certain unalienable rights"?

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Declaration of Independence

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Which document created a weak central government with no power to tax or to enforce laws?

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Articles of Confederation

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Which document guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?

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VA Statute for Religious Freedom