Our Federal Government Vocabulary #1

The government can only do what the people give it the power to do

• Limited government

• Constitution

• Constitutional Government

• Preamble

A government that gets its rules, principles, and powers from a Constitution

• Limited Government

• Republic

• Constitutional Government

• The common good

The introduction to the Constitution that gives the purposes of government

• Rule of Law

• Republic

• Preamble

• Popular Sovereignty

The government for our country

• Federal Government

• Limited Government

• Constitutional Government

• Republic

Doing what is best for all the people, not just a small group of people

• Popular sovereignty

• The common good

• Rule of Law

• delegated powers

The document that describes the highest laws of our country and the way our government is organized

• Federal Government

• Constitution

• Shared powers

• Laws

Powers given to both the federal and state governments

• Reserved powers

• delegated powers

• Shared powers

Powers not given to the federal government

• Reserved powers

• Shared powers

• Delegated powers

Federal, state, and local

• Levels of government

• Core democratic values

• Delegated powers

• Republic

The people and organizations who make decisions for a country, state, etc

• Government

• Common Good

• Popular Sovereignty

• Delegated Powers