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How many amendments are in the US Constitution?
a) 27 amendments
b) 10 amendments
c) 17 amendments
d) 5 amendments
We the people... is best reflected by this principle
a) Consent of the Governed
b) Rule of Law
c) Representative Government
d) Limited Government
When an authority member is arrested, this is an example of
a) Rule of Law
b) Limited Government
c) Consent of the Governed
d) Representative Government
The government is not all powerful describes the principle of
a) Limited Government
b) Rule of Law
c) Consent of the Governed
d) Representative Government
We the people...begins the
a) US Constitution
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Bill of Rights
d) Declaration of Independence
An amendment is...
a) A change to the Constitution
b) Asking the government to correct wrongs
c) A statement to introduce the purposes of government
d) A person who wrote the Constitution
Which guaranteed equality under the law?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Bill of Rights
d) US Constitution
What gave all the power to the state governments?
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Bill of Rights
d) US Constitution
What created a weak national government?
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Bill of Rights
d) US Constitution
How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution after it was ratified?
a) 17 amendments
b) 5 amendments
c) 10 amendments
d) 27 amendments
Protecting the United States from foreign enemies is an example of
a) Providing for the common defense
b) Forming a more perfect union
c) Securing the blessings of liberty
d) None of the above
The Articles of Confederation
a) Did not allow the federal government to tax or have any power to enforce laws
b) Created three branches of government
c) Gave all power to the federal government
d) Is what currently governs our nation
The Declaration of Independence
a) Stated grievances against the King
b) Set up our new nation
c) Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to colonists
d) Was written by George Mason
We believe it is the right of the people to end an unfair government - this would be found in which document?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Articles of Confederation
c) Magna Carta
d) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
a) Provided a model for the 1st Amendment
b) Led us into a war with the King
c) Was written by James Madison
d) Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to colonists
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - these are
a) unalienable rights
b) freedoms in the first amendment
c) things promised by the king
d) stated in the US Constitution
The Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for the
a) Bill of Rights
b) Preamble
c) Articles of Confederation
d) Magna Carta
The preamble lists the ______ of government
a) goals
b) hopes
c) rights
d) rules
How many ways can an amendment be proposed (or ratified)?
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
What is representative government?
a) A large group of people elect a small group of people to represent them
b) Everybody has a vote in governmental laws
c) The President is the only person who has say in government
d) none of the above
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