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Quiz of the Day

1. Define grievance.

2.

CE.2a  “The people rule” in a

A) dictatorship
B) democracy
C) triumvirate
D) monarchy

3.

CE.2a Senator Ben has decided that he wants some extra cash money, so he walks down to his local bank and robs it. What fundamental political principle ensures that Senator Ben will face legal consequences for breaking the law?

A) representative government
B) limited government
C) consent of the governed
D) rule of law


 

4.

“... The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000, but each state shall have at least one representative...”

-  Section 2 (3), U.S. Constitution



CE.2a  Which fundamental principle is BEST represented in the above excerpt?

A) consent of the governed
B) rule of law
C) representative government
D) limited government

5.

CE.2a  When a governmental official says, “I can only do what the people have given me the power to do”, this describes:

A) limited government
B) rule of law
C) democracy
D) representative government

6.

CE.2b Name your three unalienable rights. (3 pts each, 10 for all 3)

 

7. CE.Easy What document declared colonists' independence from England?

 

8.

CE.2a  Which of the following is NOT a fundamental political principle that has defined and shaped American constitutional government?

A) consent of the governed
B) rule by a single leader
C) rule of law
D) representative government

9.

CE.2b  The U.S. Bill of Rights is modeled on which Virginia document?

A) the Virginia Constitution
B) Virginia Declaration of Rights
C) Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
D) Charters of the Virginia Company of London

 

10.

CE.2b  Which document, written by Thomas Jefferson, allowed freedom of religious beliefs and established the separation of church and state?

A) Bill of Rights
B) Charters of the Virginia Company of London
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

 

 

Bonus

             US.2a What does consent mean?

A) To disagree
B) To permit or approve
C) It's a type of shark... really.