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Unit 6 Study Guide: Foundations of
Government
SOL: CE.2
1. What do we call Rule of Law, Democracy,
Limited Government, Consent of the
Governed, and Representative Government?
Fundamental Political Principles
2. What is a system of government where
the people rule?
Democracy
3. What principle says the laws apply to
everyone?
Rule of Law
4. Principle of government where we elect
people to serve us in government …
Representative Government
5. The government is not all powerful …
Limited Government
6. What means the power of the government
comes from the people?
Consent of the Governed
7. A judge is charged with theft. What
principle does this show?
Rule of Law
8. You vote for a candidate to serve you in
the Virginia General Assembly.
What principle is this?
Representative Government
9. “Government of the people, by the people,
and for the people.” – Abraham Lincoln
Democracy
10. Checks and Balances are an example of …
Limited Government
11. The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a
model for …
The Bill of Rights
12. The Charters of the Virginia Company of
London stated the colonists had the same
rights as …
English citizens
13. What document first stated the idea of
freedom of religion in the colonies?
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
14. What document declared the colonies
free from England?
Declaration of Independence
15. What document stated grievances
against the King and that all people are
equal?
Declaration of Independence
16. What are the “unalienable rights” listed
in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
17. Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence and the Virginia Statue of
Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
18. Which document failed as our first
attempt at a national government?
Articles of Confederation
19. The Articles of Confederation gave us a
weak central government with no power to
tax or enforce laws. What government was
given too much power?
The states
20. What replaced the Articles of
Confederation and provides for our current
system of government?
The Constitution of the United States
21. What three word phrase tells us the
Constitution gets its power from the people?
“We the People”
28. What purpose does the court system
serve?
Justice
29. How many amendments have been added
to the Constitution of the United States?
27
30. What are the two steps to adding an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States?
1. Action by Congress
2. Ratified by the states
22. The Constitution says the minority’s
rights will be respected, but who will rule?
The majority rules
23. What document is the “Supreme Law of
the Land” and protects the freedoms given
to us in the Bill of Rights?
The Constitution of the United States
24. Where are the goals of the government
listed in the Constitution?
The Preamble
25/26. List the 6 goals of the government in
the Preamble.
D - Defense
J - Justice
W - Welfare
U - Union
T – Tranquility (Peace)
L - Liberty
27. What purpose does the military serve?
Defense
31. What document explains the amendment
process for the Constitution of the United
States?
The Constitution of the United States
32. What does the amendment process allow
us to do to the Constitution?
Make changes
33. What are the two steps to adding an
amendment to the Constitution of Virginia?
1. Action by General Assembly
2. Ratified by Virginia voters