Chapter 3 Civics

The group of people who opposed the Constitution were the _______________________.

• Federalists

• Republicans

• Anti-Federalists

• Anti-Democrats

_________ is where the power to govern is divided between a national government and the states.

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

The _________ is responsible for selecting the President and Vice-President.

• Senate

• Electoral College

• House of Representatives

• citizens

The ____________ were the group that supported the Constitution.

• Republicans

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Democrats

___________ is the principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.

• Seperation of powers

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Rule of law

The Supreme Court is part of the _______________ branch of government.

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

• democracy

Any change to the Constitution is called an ____________________.

• executive decision

• rule

• amendment

• repeal

The system of government that allows each branch to limit the powers of the others branches.

• Federalism

• rule of laws

• separation of power

• checks and balances

_________ means that the people have the right to rule themselves.

• Amendment

• Popular sovereignty

• Rule of law

• Monarchy

The split of authority between the three branches of government is called, __________________.

• checks and balances

• legislative power

• separation of power

• executive power