Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________
1. A document that lays out the principles and responsibilities of government and
specifies the powers of the branches of government and elected officials is usually
referred to as a
A) bill of rights
B) law brief
C) constitution
D) platform
2. A formal declaration of the rights of the citizens within government is usually referred
to as a
A) statement of separation
B) bill of rights
C) policy
D) constitution
3. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, political thinkers rejected the idea of a
“divine right” of kings and instead argued that government should depend on
A) “liberty and faith”
B) “consent of the ruling class”
C) “parties in power”
D) “consent of the governed”
4. An agreement in which the governed give up freedoms in return for government
protection is referred to as a
A) social contract
B) declaration of rights
C) constitution
D) political power
5. Two themes that are woven into the many constitutions that have governed Texas have
been
A) safety and equality
B) individual rights and separation of powers
C) individual rights and judicial power
D) executive authority and separation of powers
6. The “Father of Texas” who traveled to Mexico City to request the continuation of his
