Unit 1.2 - American Government: Chapter 2 and 3

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignity
• Checks and balances
• Federalism

What article of the Constitution created the Executive Branch of government?

• ArcticleI

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Introduction to the Constitution

• Article 1

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Prelude

The branch of government that enforces the law

• Executive

• Judicial

• Appellate

• Legislative

The branch of government that interprets the law

• Executive

• Judicial

• Appellate

• Legislative

The branch of government that makes the law

• Executive

• Judicial

• Appellate

• Legislative

Principle of government that promotes the concept of the people being in control of the government

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Individual rights

• Republicanism

Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?

• Propose

• Republican

• Federalism

• Execute

Which of the following branches has the power to declare war on another country?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• All three together

Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• President

• Chief of Staff