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Influential Ideas Multiple Choice Test

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Influential Ideas

These questions will cover the political principles and earlier documents that influenced the U.S. Constitution.

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In a democratic system of government -

Which headline is the BEST example of rule of law?

According to the consent of the governed, what is the source of the government's power?

The citizens have spoken. Our new governor is Amy Foy! This announcement is referring to the principle of -

The government may do only what the people have given it the power to do. This statement BEST describes the fundamental political principle of -

-. . . and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.- This quote BEST defines which principle of American constitutional government?

Why were the charters granted to the London Company significant?

The ideas from the Virginia Declaration of Rights, such as the freedom of speech and due process, are reflected in the -

The Articles of Confederation -

'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof' This quote from the First Amendment illustrates how it was influenced by the -

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