1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Principles Important Documents The U.S. Constitution Declaring Independence Wildcard

2. What principle states that the government gets permission to rule from the people?

3. Consent of the governed

4. How many principles guide American government?

5. 5

6. What action do citizens take every year in a democracy?

7. Voting

8. Who gives the government its power in limited government?

9. The people

10. Electing a senator in an annual election would be an example of which principle?

11. Representative Government

12. What was the first government of the U.S. called?

13. Articles of Confederation

14. What colonial document stated that people had the right to follow any religion?

15. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

16. What colony received its rights from a charter given by King James?

17. Jamestown

18. Who authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

19. Thomas Jefferson

20. What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?

21. Bill of Rights

22. Who lacked the power to enforce laws, control the military, and tax under the Articles of Confederation?

23. The national government

24. How many amendments are there in the Constitution total?

25. 27

26. What city was the Constitution written in?

27. Philadelphia

28. What is the first part of the Constitution called?

29. The Preamble

30. What is the U.S.’s birthday?

31. July 4, 1776

32. What are the 4 parts of the Preamble?

33. 1. Form a Union 2. Establish Justice 3. Ensure Peace 4. Provide Defense

34. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

35. Thomas Jefferson

36. What unalienable rights did the Declaration say all people had?

37. “ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

38. What were 2 major complaints against the king?

39. Taxation, No Representation, No Self Rule, Military in Colonies

40. What were the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

41. 1. Grievances against king 2. Declared Independence 3. Unalienable Rights 4. All people are equal (sort of)

42. What does ratification mean?

43. To formally approve

44. What is the term for a detailed, written plan of government?

45. Constitution

46. What are the two legislative houses of the U.S. Government called?

47. Senate and House of Representatives

48. What is a confederation?

49. A loose alliance of states

50. What form of government divides power between state and national governments?

51. Federalism

52. The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution gives you the right...

53. … to bear arms.