Limits on Government Powers SS.7.CG.1.9

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"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity...." These are the opening lines of what famous document?

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The U.S. Constitution

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What Enlightenment idea is reflected in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution? Options: a. All men and women are created equal. b. The government’s power comes from the people. c. Power should be divided among the three branches. d. A system of checks and balances is necessary

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The government’s power comes from the people.

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Who interprets the law?

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Supreme Court (Judicial)

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The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches of government is known as what?

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Checks and balances

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Dividing up the functions or role of government is known as what?

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Separation of Powers

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Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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Which branch of government enforces the laws? Options: Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Congress

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Executive Branch

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Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances? Options: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land. . . .” , “The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny . . . others retained by the people.”, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”, “Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

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“Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

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Which branch includes the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet?

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Executive

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Which branch includes Congress and is divided into two houses: The House of Representatives and the Senate?

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Legislative