Fundamental Principles and Documents

How many amendments have there been to the U.S. Constitution?

• 18

• 10

• 27

• 104

Which fundamental principle means that the government is NOT all-powerful?

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

The newspaper headline says, "Senator Smith Charged with Tax Fraud!" This is an example of which fundamental principle of democracy?

• Consent of the Governed

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Representative Government

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CCSS.RI.6.6

The Magna Carta was the first document to state______________________

• people are entitled to "certain unalienable rights."

• everyone, including the king, was subject to the law

• independent states should have a king

• the colonies were independent of Great Britain

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

A government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" best describes __________.

• a democracy

• an unlimited government

• a dictatorship

• a monarchy

Which document expressed ideas about the separation of church and state?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

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CCSS.RI.6.6

Which historical document is described by:

1. No power to tax

2. 2. States had major powers

3. 3. No president

4. 4. No federal courts

5. 5. Full of weaknesses, but was the first form of a national government we had

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

Put the following in order from OLDEST document to NEWEST:

A. The United States Constitution

B. The Articles of Confederation

C. Magna Carta

D. The Declaration of Independence

• B.-D.-A.-C.

• A.-D.-C.-B.

• C.-D.-B.-A.

• D.-B.-C.-A.

The idea that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights is referred to as_____________.

• Representative Government

• Rights of Citizens

• Consent of the Governed

• Direct Democracy

Which of the following is NOT featured in the U.S. Constitution?

• Majority rule with protection of minority rights

• Unlimited power for the national government

• Protection of individual freedoms (RAPPS)

• Three equal branches of government- Legislative/Judicial/

  Executive