Civics Mid-Unit Review

What is the “law of the land” that sets up the rules and guidelines for our national (federal) government?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the US Constitution

• the Magna Carta

• the Bill of Rights

What are the 3 branches of government set up by the Constitution?

• the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria

• offense, defense and special teams

• the Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate

• the Legislative, Executive and Judicial

According to the Constitution, what level of government is supreme?

• the federal government

• the state governments

• the local governments

• the rule of law

What is the principle that we the people rule?

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• checks and balances

What is the principle that laws (like the Constitution) are written to restrict our government to prevent a dictator?

• democracy

• checks and balances

• limited government

• federalism

What is the principle that we elect limited representatives?

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• republicanism

What is the principle that we have a national (federal) government and state governments?

• republicanism

• federalism

• checks and balances

• limited government

What is the principle that we split our governments’ jobs to keep it weak?

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• separation of powers

• democracy

What is the principle that parts of our government control other parts?

• checks and balances

• republicanism

• federalism

• individual rights

What is the principle that we are born with freedoms that the government must respect and protect?

• popular sovereignty

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• separation of powers