SS.7.CG.1.2

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The Framers of the Constitution included a system of checks and balances. This means:

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each branch of government has powers that can keep the other branches from becoming too powerful

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Which Constitutional Principle (Big Idea) is reflected in the following quote from the Magna Carta (1215)? "No freeman shall be take or imprisoned or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land."

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Due Process of Law

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Which earlier document contained similar rights to the First and Second Amendments of the U.S. Constitution? Options: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Common Sense

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English Bill of Rights

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These school rules apply to the U.S. government as well and are "ethical ideas of justice." Where did this principle originate?

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Judeo-Christian Tradition

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This term means "the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected."

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Due Process of Law

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This term means, "every individual is born equal, has equal opportunity to succeed and is entitled to the same set of basic rights."

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Equality of Mankind

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The ability for individuals to worship or not worship freely without government interference

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Religious Freedom

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The government must follow the law and no one is above the law

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Rule of Law

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Which Constitutional Principle is being described in the quote:    “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Source: U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 4?

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Rule of Law

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Which Constitutional Principle is being described in the quote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,… that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.”

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Natural Rights