Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Which part from the Preamble means "give

freedom to ourselves and future generations"?

• “Establish justice”

• “Promote the general welfare”

• “Insure domestic tranquility”

• “Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”

• ​Means that government does not have total power

• Purpose is to protect the rights of the people

​Limited Government

Multiple Choice

Which Enlightenment idea helped limit the power of government meaning government powers are equally divided?

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Consent of the Governed

• Checks and Balnces

Montesquieu said to stop government from becoming too strong the powers should be separated into three branches.

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​Separation of Powers

​Powers Separated

​The U.S. Constitution - Creates a constitutional government with three separate branches, each with separate powers

Legislative Branch

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Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

​Article 1: Makes the Law

​Article 2: Enforces the Law

​Article 3: Interprets and Applies the Law

Match

Match the following

• What does Legislative Branch do?

• Legislative Branch

• What does Executive Branch do?

• Executive Branch

• What does Judicial Branch do?

Makes Laws

Article 1

Enforce Laws

Article II

Interprets Laws

• Makes Laws

• Article 1

• Enforce Laws

• Article II

• Interprets Laws

Multiple Choice

Which constitutional principle is shown in the table below?

• Rule of law

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Checks and Balances

​Checks and Balances

Allows the different branches to check, stop or limit each other.

• This creates a balance of power amongst all branches (equal power).

How the units of government check in on each other and balance the power.

​Checks and Balances

How power is separated into units in a government.

​Separation of Powers

​Distinguishing Concept

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary…may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

…the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner that they may be a check on the other…The three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.”

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:

• Separation of powers 

• Checks and Balances

Multiple Choice

Which principle is reflected in the image?

• Rule of law

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Constitutional government