Unit 2

Question 1

A government in which the people rule

Answer 1

Democracy

Question 2

The government is not all powerful

Answer 2

Limited Goverment

Question 3

Nobody is above the law. Everybody has to follow the law including the government

Answer 3

Rule Of Law

Question 4

People elect the government officials

Answer 4

Representative Government

Question 5

it established for the first time that everyone including the king was subject to the law

Answer 5

Magna Carta

Question 6

we have rights guaranteed by the Constitution no matter where we live

Answer 6

Charters of the Virginia company of London

Question 7

Was the basis for the First Amendment

Answer 7

Virginia Statute of religious freedom

Question 8

Rule of law is how this document influenced the constitution

Answer 8

Magna Carta

Question 9

guaranteed the rights of Englishmen as colonists

Answer 9

Charters Of The Virginia Company Of London

Question 10

Stated Freedom Of Religious Beliefs And Options

Answer 10

Virginia Statute Of Religious freedom

Question 11

Model For The Bill Of Rights

Answer 11

Virginia Declaration of rights

Question 12

Provided for the separation of church and state

Answer 12

Virginia Statute Of Religious Freedom

Question 13

outlined how the government would function

Answer 13

Declaration of independence

Question 14

Stated complaints against the king of great britain

Answer 14

Declaration of independence

Question 15

declared colonies independence from great britain

Answer 15

Declaration of Independence

Question 16

affirmed some unalienable rights (Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness)

Answer 16

Declaration of Independence

Question 17

Which is the form of government in which the people rule?

Answer 17

Democracy

Question 18

In this form of government, people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct business on their behalf. What government was described?

Answer 18

Representative government

Question 19

What document stated the colonists’ grievances with the King and affirmed the inalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Answer 19

declaration of Independence

Question 20

Which document was the model for the Bill of Rights that George Mason wrote?

Answer 20

Virginia declaration of rights

Question 21

Which documents established the structure of the US Government?

Answer 21

Constitution, Bill of rights, Declaration of independence

Question 22

Which document is the basis for the separation of church and state?

Answer 22

Virginia statute of religious freedom

Question 23

What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?

Answer 23

Direct: People have the freedom

Representative: the people have a representative to represent them

Question 24

Put the following documents in order from the oldest to the most recent: Declaration of independence, Constitution, Articles of confederation, Charters of the VA co. of London, Magna Carta

Answer 24

Magna Carta,
Charters of the VA company of london,
Declaration of Independence,
Articles of confederation,
Constitution.