Civics Ch. 3 The US Constitution

"Consent of the governed" or "popular sovereignty" means that the government its power from...?

• Congress

• The Constitution

• The people

• The president

The 1776 Declaration of Independence includes the phrase "the consent of the governed". Which early American document did this idea come from?

• The Constitution

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

Unlike the King of England, the government of the United States has specific restrictions; the Constitution tells the government what it can and cannot do. This is best described as...

• Limited government

• Popular sovereignty

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

Which of the following is a false statement about the Bill of Rights?

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

• It lists the specific freedoms that belong to every US citizen.

• Helped those that were Anti-Federalists sign the Constitution

• Created the system of federalism in the US

The dividing of government power between the national government and the state governments is known as...

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• federalism

The dividing of the federal government into three branches is known as...

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• federalism

The system that gives each branch the ability to limit the powers of the other two branches is known as...

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• federalism

Powers that the Constitution gives specifically to the federal government are...

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

Powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government that are saved for the states and the people are...

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

Powers that the Constitution gives to the federal government and the states to share are...

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers