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Which document expressed ideas about the separation of church and state?
a) The Articles of Confederation
b) The Virginia Statute for religious freedom
c) The Virginia Declaration of Rights
d) The Declaration of Independence

A government of the people, by the people, and for the people best describes--
a) an unlimited government
b) a democracy
c) a monarchy
d) a dictatorship

The idea that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights is referred to as--
a) rights of citizens
b) representative government
c) consent of the governed
d) direct democracy

What is the correct order of when these historical documents were written?
a) The Articles of Confederation, Magna Carta, The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution
b) Magna Carta, The Articles of Confederation, The U.S. Constitution, The Declaration of Independence
c) Magna Carta, The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, The U.S. Constitution
d) The Articles of Confederation, The Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, Magna Carta

Which document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?
a) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b) Magna Carta
c) Virginia Declaration of Rights
d) Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which fundamental principle means the government is not all-powerful?
a) Consent of the governed
b) Limited government
c) Representative government
d) Rule of Law

To date, how many amendments are there to the U.S. Constitution?
a) 18
b) 21
c) 25
d) 27

Which of the following is NOT featured in the U.S. Constitution?
a) Majority rule with protection of minority rights
b) Unlimited power of the national government
c) Three equal branches of government
d) Protection of individual freedoms

The Magna Carta was the first document written to state that--
a) the colonies were independent of Great Britain
b) independent states should have a national form of government
c) everyone, including the king, was subject to the law
d)

Which fundamental principle is reflected in the first three words of the Constitution's We the People?
a) Consent of the governed
b) Limited government
c) Representative government
d) Rule of Law

A formal or official change to a document
a) amendment
b) ratification
c) proposal
d) article

A gathering of people for political purposes
a) convention
b) preamble
c) ratification
d) proposal

An idea, belief, plan or suggestion for consideration or discussion by others
a) preamble
b) proposal
c) ratification
d) convention

The formal consent or approval of something
a) proposal
b) ratification
c) convention
d) preamble

An introduction to a document that explains why it is being written and what its aims are
a) grievance
b) preamble
c) ratification
d) republic

a right that cannot be taken away from a person.
a) inalienable
b) grievances
c) independence
d) democracy

complaints
a) grievances
b) independence
c) Representative system of Government
d) direct democracy

People elect officeholders to make laws and run the nation for them.
a) Representative system of Government
b) totalitarianism
c) direct democracy
d) independence

A government led by elected representatives rather than by a king or queen
a) republic
b) Magna Carta
c) direct democracy
d) Civics

Understanding the laws of our land—how they are made, and how they can be changed if they do not serve us
a) Magna Carta
b) Civics
c) direct democracy
d) republic

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