FCLE Competency 1 Quiz

Government was created through the consent of the people to be ruled by the majority.

• Consent of the Governed

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

Philosopher who came up with the idea of Separation of Powers idea.

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

A Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people through their elected representatives. A Democracy: a state where ALL the population or all eligible members of the state hold the power.

• Historical origins of the terms republic and democracy

• Differences between republican and democratic (small "r" and "d") forms of government

• Limits on the use of power by a government

• Advantages of a dictatorship over a republic and democracy

Comprised of three major institutions which process a case from inception, through trial, to punishment.

• The Justice system and how the justice system works

• Rule of Law

• What does the Bill of Rights look like in historical and contemporary practice

• Bill of Rights and the Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties

Freedoms and rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment and liberties and rights associated with crime and due process.

• Philosophical and Practical Foundations of Constitutionalism

• Bill of Rights and the Protections of Civil Rights and Liberties

• Equal Treatment and Equal Protection Without the Guarantee of Equal Outcomes

• Reasons for and Ways in which Rights and Liberties Guaranteed under the Bill of Rights May be Limited

Doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government are kept separate and have some control over the other branches.

• Philosophical and Practical Foundations of Constitutionalism

• Connect these ideas to the Founding Documents

• Check and Balances/Separation of Powers

• Connect these Ideas to the Founding Documents

Consent of the governed, rights of the minority separation of power, rule of law and the Constitution.

• Bill of rights and the protections of civil rights and liberties

• Adherence to a constitutional form of government

• Adherence to a constitutional form of government

• Limits on the use of power by a Government

Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern - On one including the most highly placed officials, is above the law.

• Natural Rights/natural Law

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

Philosopher that came up with the Social Contract Theory.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Equality Under The Law

• Thomas Hobbes

Each branch of government could limit the power of the others branches.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Rule Of Law