CIVICS FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Rule of Law
Answer: Those who govern are bound by the law
●● Limited Government
Answer: The government *is not* all powerful and may only do what
the people have given it permission to do
●● Democracy
Answer: The people rule
●● Representative Government
Answer: People elect public officeholders to make laws for them and
*represent* them in the government
●● Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Answer: Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonists
●● The Virginia Declaration of Rights
,Answer: Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of
the United States of America
●● Declaration of Independence
Answer: -Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
-Declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain
-Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness)
-Established the idea that all people are equal under the law
●● Articles of Confederation
Answer: -Established the first form of national government for the
independent states
-Maintained that major powers resided with individual states
-Weakness of central government (e.g., no power to tax and enforce
laws)
-Led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America
●● Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Answer: Freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
●● Constitution of the United States of America (Including the Bill of
Rights)
, Answer: -Establishes the structure of the United States government
-Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of
the minority protected
-Affirms individual worth and dignity of all people
-Protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly,
and petition (SPRAP)
●● Citizen
Answer: an individual with certain rights and duties under a government
and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government
●● Two ways to become a US Citizen
Answer: Birth
Naturalization
●● Two requirements to be naturalized
Answer: Demonstrate knowledge of American History and principles
Ability to speak and write English
●● Freedom of Speech
Answer: The right to engage in oral, written, and symbolic speech
protected by the First Amendment.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Rule of Law
Answer: Those who govern are bound by the law
●● Limited Government
Answer: The government *is not* all powerful and may only do what
the people have given it permission to do
●● Democracy
Answer: The people rule
●● Representative Government
Answer: People elect public officeholders to make laws for them and
*represent* them in the government
●● Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Answer: Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to colonists
●● The Virginia Declaration of Rights
,Answer: Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of
the United States of America
●● Declaration of Independence
Answer: -Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
-Declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain
-Affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness)
-Established the idea that all people are equal under the law
●● Articles of Confederation
Answer: -Established the first form of national government for the
independent states
-Maintained that major powers resided with individual states
-Weakness of central government (e.g., no power to tax and enforce
laws)
-Led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America
●● Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Answer: Freedom of religious beliefs and opinions
●● Constitution of the United States of America (Including the Bill of
Rights)
, Answer: -Establishes the structure of the United States government
-Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of
the minority protected
-Affirms individual worth and dignity of all people
-Protects the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly,
and petition (SPRAP)
●● Citizen
Answer: an individual with certain rights and duties under a government
and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government
●● Two ways to become a US Citizen
Answer: Birth
Naturalization
●● Two requirements to be naturalized
Answer: Demonstrate knowledge of American History and principles
Ability to speak and write English
●● Freedom of Speech
Answer: The right to engage in oral, written, and symbolic speech
protected by the First Amendment.
