Civics and Economics SOL Review

Which fundamental political principle states that the people are the source of any and all governmental power?

• Limited government

• Rule of law

• Consent of the governed

• Democracy

What does the principle of limited government mean?

Which principle states that the government and those who govern are bound by the law?

• Democracy

• Representative Government

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the governed

In a democratic system of government, who rules?

• The government

• The people

• The elected officials

• The monarch

In a representative system of government, who makes laws and conducts government on the people's behalf?

• The monarch

• The people

• Public officeholders

• The military

Match the following documents with their descriptions:

• First constitution of the United States

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Provided for freedom of religious beliefs and opinions

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Declared the colonies' independence from Britain

• The Declaration of Independence

• Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists

• The Articles of Confederation

Which document stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Which document declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

What did the Articles of Confederation establish?

Which document established the structure of the United States government?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom