Limits on Government

The Constitution includes the principle of limited government. This means that government_________

• can do only what the people allow it to do

• can do anything the leaders decide to do

• is run by a monarch

Checks and balances is a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows ______

• the executive branch of government to limit all other powers

• each branch of government to take over the power of the other branches

• each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

Separation of powers is the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up _______

• three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• an executive branch with the powers and responsibilities of all other branches

• three branches with their own Constitution and system of government

The U.S. Constitution uses a separation of powers system that includes checks and balances in order to ________

• keep the government powerful and able to rule

• keep the government from abusing its powers

• help the central government take the power from the states

The executive branch may ______ laws passed by Congress

• federalism

• limit

• veto

Congress is another name for the Legislative branch of government

• True

• False

______ may pass laws over the president's veto by a 2/3 majority vote of both houses

• Judges

• The Congress

• The Executive Branch

The judicial branch is the ______________

• law-making branch

• President

• courts

The judicial branch (the courts) may decide that actions by the executive branch and laws passed by Congress are _____________

• posterity

• too expensive

• unconstitutional

In the United States the government’s power is limited by ___________

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution