Principles of the US Constitution

What type of government does our constitution create?

• Limited

• Unlimited

A federal government is limited because it has a system of

• checks and balances.
• voting rights.
• electing leaders.
• collecting taxes.

The key to the constitution is that it allows the federal and state governments to 

• have a civil war.
• share power.
• make new laws.
• create new jobs.

The system designed to prevent any branch of the national government from becoming more powerful than another branch.

• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Limited Government
• Separation of Powers

"We the People of the United States..." This quote represents which of the following principles?

• Popular Sovereignty
• Limited Government
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

What means "We elect people to our government to represent us and make decisions on our behalf"?

• rule of law

• representative government

• limited government

• democracy

What is federalism?

• The people vote for their leaders who then represent them. 
• The people have individual rights. 
• There are three branches of government. 
• The state and national government share power. 

What specifically gives individual rights to the people?

• The Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta 
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation

Beginning of the constitution.

• executive branch
• legislative branch
• judicial branch
• preamble

How many branches of government are there?

• one
• two
• three
• four