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| What are the five fundamental principles? |
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| consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law, democracy, representative government |
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| What does consent of the governed mean? |
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| the people are the source of any and all governmental power |
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| What does limited government mean? |
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| Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it power to do |
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| What does rule of law mean? |
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| the government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed: even leaders must obey laws |
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| What does democracy mean? |
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| In a democratic system of government, the people rule |
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| What does representative government mean? |
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| In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf |
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| What document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists? |
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| The charters of the Virginia Company of London |
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| What document served as a model for the Bill of Rights? |
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| The Virginia Declaration of Rights |
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| What four things did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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-stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
-declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain
-affirmed certain unalienable rights
-established that all people are equal under the law |
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| What unalienable rights did the Declaration of Independence affirm? |
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| Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| What four things did the Articles of Confederation do? |
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-established the first form of national government for the independent states
-maintained that major powers resided with individual states
-created a weak central government
-led to writing of the Constitution |
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| What document created a weak central government? |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| What did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom state? |
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| freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
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| What document included the bill of rights? |
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| What document established the current form of government? |
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| What four things did the Constitution do? |
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-established the structure of the United States government
-guranteed equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of the minority protected
-affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people
-protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. PRAPS |
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| What expresses the reasons the constitution was written? |
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| What are the purposes of United States government? |
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-to form a perfect union
-to establish justice
-to ensure domestic tranquility
-to provide for the common defense
-to promote the general welfare
-to secure the blessings of liberty |
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| What words from the Preamble establish that the power of government comes from the people? |
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| How many amendments are there to this date? |
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| Where is it outlined how the constitution can be amended? |
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| the constitution outlines the process through which it can be amended |
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| True of false. The Virginia constitution has been rewritten many times |
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| Who proposes an amendment for the Constitution and who ratifies it? |
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Proposal: action by Congress of convention
ratification: by the states |
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| Who proposes an amendment for the Constitution of Virginia and who ratifies it? |
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proposal: action by General Assembly or convention
Ratification: by voters of Virginia |
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