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Seven Principles of Constitution

Seven Principles of Constitution

Assessment

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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20 Slides • 15 Questions

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Federalism means that power is ____ between state and federal government.

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What is the "supreme power" in our government?

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National or Federal Government

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State Government

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Local Government

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the People

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Limited Government: government's power is ___ by the constitution.

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Separation of Power: Government is divided into ___ branches.

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Checks and Balances: Each ____ has certain controls or checks over the other two.

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Popular Sovereignty: Ultimate ____ and final authority belong to the citizens (people).

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Republicanism: People exercise their power by ___ for their political representatives.

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Individual Rights: Personal ____ or priviledges guaranteed to the citizens.

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Multiple Choice

“The United States shall guarantee to

every State in this Union a Republican

Form of Government, and shall protect

each of them against Invasion”

Each state government is

made up of

representatives who are

elected by the people.

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Federalism

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Republicanism

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Popular Sovereignty

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Separation of Powers

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Multiple Choice

“The judicial Power of the United States

shall be vested in one supreme Court,

and in such inferior Courts as the

Congress may from time to time ordain

and establish.”

The judicial branch is

made up of at least one

Supreme Court and other

lower courts that will be

created by Congress.

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Separation of Powers

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Limited Government

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Checks and Balances

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Individual Rights

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Multiple Choice

“We the people of the United States [...]

do ordain and establish this Constitution

for the United States of America.”

The citizens are the ones

who have created and

given authority to the

government of the United

States.

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Republicanism

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Limited Government

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Federalism

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Popular Sovereignty

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Multiple Choice

“The President, Vice President and all civil

Officers of the United States, shall be

removed from Office on Impeachment

for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or

other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

Those elected and

appointed to government

positions may be removed

from office for different

offenses against the

government.

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Separation of Powers

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Limited Government

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Checks and Balances

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Federalism

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Multiple Choice

“The powers not delegated to the United

States by the Constitution, nor

prohibited by it to the States, are

reserved to the States respectively, or to

the people.”

If the Constitution does

not give a specific power

to the national or state

governments, it belongs

to the people.

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Federalism

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Republicanism

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Separation of Powers

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Checks & Balances

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Multiple Choice

Article 1 “All legislative powers herein

granted shall be vested in a Congress”

Article 2 “The executive power shall be

vested in a President”

Article 3 “The judicial power of the United

States shall be vested in one Supreme

Court”

National power is divided

between Congress, the

Supreme Court, and

Congress.

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Limited Government

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Checks and Balances

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Individual Rights

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Separation of Powers

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Multiple Choice

“Congress shall make no law respecting

an establishment of religion, or

prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or

abridging the freedom of speech, or of

the press; or the right of the people

peaceably to assemble, and to petition

the Government for a redress of

grievances.”

Citizens have the freedom

of speech, press, religion,

assembly, and petition.

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Republicanism

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Limited Government

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Individual Rights

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Federalism

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