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Unit 02 (1a-2b)
Red 06 - Unit 2 (1a-2b)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What principle is it? Citizens give power to government in exchange for protection of their rights. | Popular Sovereignty |
| What principle is it? The government is not all-powerful and can only act with permission from the people. | Limited Government |
| What fundamental political principle is it? Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law. | Rule of Law |
| What fundamental political principle is it? A system of government where the people rule. No kings, no queens, and no dictators. | Democracy |
| What fundamental political principle is it? A system of government where the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf. | Representative Government |
| What fundamental political principle is it? People have the power to elect leaders to make laws and run the government, but the government’s power is limited – it must follow the rules and protect the people. | Republicanism |
| What document first said everyone, even the king, must obey the law and gave Englishmen basic rights? | Magna Carta |
| Which influenced the American legal system and courts? | English Common Law |
| What document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists? | Charters of the Virginia Company of London |
| What document served as a model for the Bill of Rights? | Virginia Declaration of Rights |