Civics SOL Review: Standard 2 Foundations

Directions: SKIM the study guide page, reading over headlines and scanning for key words. Then, rate your level of knowledge about the standard

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #1 - People are the source of any and all governmental power.

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #3 Government is not all-powerful and may do only those things that people have given it the power to do

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #2 -The government and those who govern are bound by the law

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #4 - In such a system of government, the people rule.

SOL CE.2a - Fundamental Political Principle #5 - People elect public officeholders who make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents guaranteed that the law would apply to everyone, regardless of title, for the first time?

SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents guaranteed the colonists the same rights given to all English citizens?

SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents served as a model for the Bill of Rights

SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents claimed that people have "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) and that all people are equal under the law?

SOL CE.2b – Which document created a weak central government with no power to tax or to enforce laws?

SOL CE.2b – Which of these documents guaranteed freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?

SOL CE.2b – Which document established the republican structure of the U.S. government?

SOL CE.2b – Which document stated grievances against the king and declared the colonies‘ independence from Great Britain?

SOL CE.2b – Which document protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

SOL CE.2b - Under the Articles of Confederation, most power resided with the:

SOL CE.2c - Why does the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the words, ―We the people?

SOL CE.2c –What are the reasons stated in the preamble for creating the government? Check all that apply

SOL CE.2d –Where are the rules for amending the Constitution spelled out?

SOL CE.2d – True or false: The Virginia constitution has never been amended

SOL CE.2d – How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution?

SOL CE.2d – Who must ratify an amendment to the US Constitution?

SOL CE.2d – Who must ratify an amendment to the Virginia Constitution?