Fundamental Principles
Which Principle states the government is powerful but cannot do ALL things?
What is Limited Government
Consent of Governed= ________ of _________
What is Permission + People
True/False: The Constitution established the structure of our government, protects your 1st Amendment freedoms of R.A.P.P.S, and guarantees equality under the law (majority rule minority protected)?
What is True
The "Bill of Rights" is the first ___ A_____________s
What is 10 + Amendments
"Government officials are bound by the law" is rule of law or limited government?
What is Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty claims the power of the government comes from the ______
What is People
How many Amendments are in the "Bill of Rights"?
What is 10
What document mentions individual rights, the Declaration of Independence, Virginia Declaration of Rights, or the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedoms?
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
What two Principles both talk about people electing officeholders to work on their behalf?
What is Representative Government + Republicanism
If a mayor is caught paying someone off (bribery) to keep quiet, they can be held accountable. What Principle is that?
What is Rule of Law
What document was modeled after the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
What is The Bill of Rights
The ________ sets up the current structure of our U.S Government?
"Citizens elect officials to make laws on their behalf" is what principle?
What is Republicanism
"People are the source of government power" is popular sovereignty or representative government?
What is Popular Sovereignty
Which document states the following...
-stated grievances against the King
-Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness)
-Declared the colonies Independent
-Established all men are created equal
What is The Declaration of Independence
The "Virginia Statue of Religious Freedoms" influenced the Declaration of Independence, 1st Amendment Freedoms, or the 2nd Amendment?
What is the 1st Amendment
The 3 Branches of Government are only allowed to do what the Constitution allows them to do. They are not all powerful. What Principle is that?
What is Limited Government
"All men are created equal" means what?
What is equal rights, the idea that everyone should be treated equally, and not discriminated against
SUMMARIZE this quote..."For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree ofo his offence, and for a serious offence correspondingly, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood." -Magna Carta
What is the crime should match the punishment (fines, bail, no cruel and unusual punishment)
What did our early government get from Magna Carta, Charters of the Virginia Company of London and English Common Law? What purpose did they serve?
What is Influenced our government, helped give them ideas, or showed them what they should include (freedoms, rights, limited government, rule of law)