| A | B |
|---|
| SOL CE.2a - Name five fundamental political principals that shaped our Constitution and our government. | CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED; LIMITED GOVERNMENT; RULE OF LAW; DEMOCRACY; AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT |
| SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #1 - People are the source of any and all governmental power. | CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED |
| SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #2 - Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do. | LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
| SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Polical Principle #3 - The government and those who govern are bound by the law. | RULE OF LAW |
| SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #4 - In such a system of government the people rule. | DEMOCRACY |
| SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #5 - People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf. | REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT |
| SOL CE.2b - Name five documents of American history that influenced the development of the Constitution and constitutional government. | CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON; THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS; THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION; THE VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
| SOL CE.2b – Which of the documents that influenced the Constitution guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens? | CHARTERS OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON |
| SOL CE.2b - Which of the documents that influenced the Constitution served as a model for the Bill of Rights? | THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
| SOL CE.2b - Which of the documents that influenced the Constitution brought forth the idea that people have "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and that all people are equal under the law? | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
| SOL CE.2b - Under this plan of government, the weakness of the central government which was given no power to tax or enforce laws led to the writing of the Constitution. | ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION |
| SOL CE.2b - Which of the documents that influenced the Constitution guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions? | VIRGINIA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
| SOL CE.2b – This document establishes the structure of the U.S. Government, guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected. | CONSTITUTION (INCLUDING THE BILL OF RIGHTS) |
| SOL CE.2b - What were the Articles of Confederation? Why didn’t they work? | THE FIRST PLAN OF GOV’T; MAINTAINED THAT MAJOR POWERS RESIDED WITH THE STATES; PROVIDED FOR A WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WITH NO POWER TO TAX OR ENFORCE LAWS. |
| SOL CE.2b - Under the Articles of Confederation, most power resided with the: | STATES |
| SOL CE.2b – Which document stated grievances against the king of Great Britain and declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain? | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
| SOL CE.2b - Which document protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition? | THE BILL OF RIGHTS (THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION) |
