Civics Unit 2 Limited Government

Means that citizens give their permission to be governed.

• Constitution
• Rights of the Minority
• Rule of Law
• Consent of the Governed 

Means that nobody is above the law.

• Separation of Powers
• Consent of the Governed
• Rights of the Minority
• Rule of Law

Divides power among several branches of government.

• Constitution
• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Rights of the Minority

The principle of government that states federal and state governments must share powers

• Federalism
• Republicanism
• Checks & Balances

The principle of government that states each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches

• Checks & Balances

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Which of the following options represents the majority opinion in United States v. Lopez?

• Individuals have the right to own and carry guns.

• The power of the federal government in relation to state governments is limited in this case.

• The commerce clause gives Congress broad powers to determine the constitutionality of the laws.

• Even small, local events ultimately have an effect on interstate commerce.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that federal laws have supremacy over state laws?

• Brown v. Board of Education, I (1954)

• United States v. Lopez (1995)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Which of the following is responsible for establishing the reserved powers of the state governments?

• 10^th Amendment

• 14^th Amendment

• Article I

• Article IV

The power to print money is a(n)

• reserved power

• concurrent power

• implied

• delegated power

The Supremacy Clause states that 

• state laws are superior to federal laws
• federal laws are superior to state laws
• expressed powers are superior to implied powers
• Alabama is superior to Auburn