The Main Principles of American Democracy

What is popular sovereignty?

• A government where the people have the power 
• A government that limits the power of the people 
• giving the most popular people power in society 

Power being shared between the National and State Government is 

• Checks and Balances 
• Separation of Powers 
• Federalism 
• Dual Citizenship

The United States having 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) is an example of ____.

• Checks and Balance

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

What is Judicial Review?

• The process of how judges are chosen 
• The Supreme Court having the power to declare a law Constitutional or Unconstitutional 
• How judges make decission on court cases

Limited Government is 

• a government of a smaller country
• a government that is not all powerful 
• a government without a system of collecting taxes

Ensuring that one branch of government does not become more powerful than the others is the purpose of ___.

• Checks and Balances 
• Federalism 
• Separation of Powers 

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

• A judge overturning a lower court decision
• A legislative bill being vetoed by the President
• A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal
• A governor declaring a tax free period

Which of the following best describes limited government?

• All power comes from checks and balances
• All power comes from the people (voters)
• All power comes from the king
• All power is given to the president

Which of the following describes federalism?

• System with a weak central government and strong states
• System with a strong central government and weak states
• System of shared power between national and state governments
• System of shared power between national government and the king

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the US Constitution?

• Popular Sovereignty
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Aristocracy