Fundamental Principles
All of the following are fundamental principles of American constitutional government EXCEPT: (1) rule of law, (2) consent of the governed, (3) absolute rule, (4) representative government.
Absolute rule.
The reason the Colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain.
Taxes.
This document was written in England in 1215 and said that even the King must follow the law.
Magna Carta.
The United States' Congress is bicameral. The Articles of Confederation's Congress was _______________.
Unicameral.
Rights that cannot be touched or physically held.
Intangible.
A form of government in which the people (citizens) rule.
Democracy.
First government of the United States. A complete dumpster fire.
Articles of Confederation.
This series of documents gave English colonists living in America the same rights as the citizens of England.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
The Articles of Confederation had a ________ central government.
Weak.
Rights that a person is born with.
Inalienable.
Citizens elect officials to make laws.
Representative government.
Written by George Mason, this document guaranteed rights and freedoms for the people of Virginia.
Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document expressed the grievances of the American people against the King of England. It proclaimed that all people are created equal, and have the unalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Declaration of Independence.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had no power to _________ or raise an army and navy.
Tax.
This English philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing in the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke.
DMX was sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud.
Rule of Law.
Weak central government without the power to tax or enforce laws. Major powers reside with the states.
Articles of Confederation.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced what part of the U.S. Constitution?
The Bill of Rights.
The Articles of Confederation led directly to the writing of the ______________.
US Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson and Dr. M both went to college here.
William and Mary.
The people are the source of government power.
Consent of the Governed.
He was the main author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms.
Thomas Jefferson.
"...that our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry..." (Thomas Jefferson)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
In order to pass an amendment, the Article of Confederation required ____________ % of the congress to ratify.
100.
George Mason wrote which historic document?
Virginia Declaration of Rights.