Early Founding Documents & Fundamental Principles

Why are the fundamental principles important to a constitutional government?

• they shape how the government operates

• they describe the ideas of federalism

• they explain the importance of due process

• they establish the supremacy clause

In a Direct Democracy, majority rule determines the outcome of a vote. This is an example of which fundamental principle?

• limited government

• consent of the governed

• rule of law

• representative government

The fact that a judge can be arrested demonstrates which fundamental principle?

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Consent of the Governed

• Democracy

Congress cannot make a law establishing a national religion. This is an example of which fundamental principle?

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

This quote from the Gettysburg Address is an example of which fundamental principle?

• Rule of Law

• Democracy

• Representative Government

• Limited Government

This quote comes from which founding document?

• VA Declaration of Rights

• VA Statute of Religious Freedom

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Which document guarantees colonists the same rights as ENGLISHMEN?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independents

• Charters of the VA Company of London

• Mayflower Compact

Which founding document establishes a Direct Democracy based around majority rule?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Charters of the VA Company of London

• Declaration of Rights

The Declaration of Independence is significant because it was - -

• the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War

• an explanation of why the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• the document that the Articles of Confederation replaced

Why was the VA Declaration of Rights important?

• ended taxes in the colony of Virginia

• started the first elected lawmaking assembly in Virginia

• declared independence from Great Britain

• served as the model for the U.S. Bill of Rights