The Principles of Limited Government

The idea that the government's power lies with the people is known as

• federalism

• rule of law

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

Which of the following illustrates the idea of popular sovereignty?

• Congress having the power to make laws

• A president being impeached for wrongdoing

• People having the power to choose their leaders in elections

• The president vetoing a bill passed by Congress

Why did the Framers of the Constitution want to limit government power?

• to keep taxes low

• to prevent wars

• to give the president the most power

• to make sure individual rights were always protected

The Constitution limits the power of

• only the states

• only the federal government

• both the federal and state governments

• only the Supreme Court

The powers set aside for the states are called

• enumerated powers

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• concurrent powers

Reserved powers include the power to

• declare war

• regulate foreign trade

• make laws

• oversee elections

Which of these is a concurrent power?

• power to collect taxes

• power to run public schools

• power to coin money

• power to make treaties with other countries

Which part of the Constitution says that it is the supreme law of the land and that no law can violate the Constitution?

• the necessary and proper clause

• the supremacy clause

• the Pramble

• the Bill of Rights

Powers that both the federal and state governments have are called

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• expressed powers

• enumerated powers

Joe makes a chart with federal powers in one column, state powers in the other, and concurrent powers in the middle. Which principle is he trying to show?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• federalism

• rule of law