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CE.2B And C - Earlier Documents And Preamble To The Constitution.
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Which document was an early version of the Rule of Law principle? This document established for the first time that everyone including the king was subject to the law giving basic rights and freedoms to Englishmen.
a) Bill of Rights
b) Charters of the Virginia Company of London
c) Constitution
d) Magna Carta
What guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?
a) Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b) Declaration of Independence
c) Magna Carta
d) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
What served as a model for the Bill of Rights?
a) Articles of Conferderation
b) Charters of the Virginia Company of London
c) Virginia Declaration of Rights
d) virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Which of the following did the Declaration of Independence NOT do?
a) stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
b) declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain
c) established the first form of national government for the independent states
d) affirmed the idea that all people are created equal
Which of the following did the Articles of Confederation NOT do?
a) affirmed certain unalienable rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
b) maintained the major powers resided with individual states
c) created weak central government
d) led to the writing of the Constitution
Which document stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Bill of Rights
c) Virginia Declaration of Rights
d) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Which of the following does NOT apply to the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)?
a) established the structure of the United States government
b) established the first form of national government
c) affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people
d) protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
What does the Preamble of a constitution do?
a) outlines the document
b) sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government
c) lists all of the authors of the document
d) states when the document was written
What does the Preamble begin with?
a) Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated
b) We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
c) We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, pr
d)
What does the word purpose mean?
a) reason
b) action
c) result
d) definition
How many purposes does the United States government have?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
The purposes of the United States government included; to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common _________, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty.
a) good
b) person
c) happiness
d) defense
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