Principles of Government Quiz

What does the principle of "Separation of Powers" entail?

• Power is divided between the branches of government

• The power of the government resides with the people

• Power is split between the federal and state governments

• The branches of government can limit each other's powers

Which principle states that the power of the state and its government are derived from the consent of the people?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

What is the significance of the Declaration of Independence?

• Declaring independence from Great Britain

• Creating the first form of national government

• Providing a weak national government

• Establishing the idea that all people are equal

• abolishing a government that is not protecting rights

Which principle involves the branches of government limiting each other's powers?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

What does the principle of Federalism involve?

• Power is divided between the branches of government

• The power of the government resides with the people

• Power is split between the federal and state governments

• The branches of government can limit each other's powers

Identify the purpose of the Magna Carta.

• The nobility believed the king had too much power.

• The nobility believed that the people should be less involved in politics, instead with the Church.

• The nobility believed the king should be removed from power.

• The nobility believed that the Catholic Church should have more involvement in politics.

Place the correct idea with the correct document: Magna Carta.

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Gave power to the states

• King subject to law

• Included Bill of Rights

What early document completes the chart?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

• Magna Carta

What early document influenced the creation of the Bill of Rights?

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• VA Declaration of Rights

• Constitution of the United States

What document set up a way to govern the colony of Jamestown but not the United States?

• Magna Carta

• Charters of the Virginia Company

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence