Goals and Principles Corrente

This principle is based on the belief: The people exercise their power by voting for their representatives.

• checks and balances

• federalism

• republicanism

• separation of powers

This system gives each branch of government some ability to limit the actions of the other two branches

• checks and balances

• individual rights

• republicanism

• federalism

These are protected by the Bill of Rights

• federalism

• individual rights

• republicanism

• separation of powers

A government is which the "people rule"

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• separation of powers

This ideas was the basis for dividing the government into 3 different branches

• federalism

• individual rights

• republicanism

• separation of powers

This is a system of government in which the power is divided between the national government and the state government.

• checks and balances

• federalism

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

Which TWO groups make up the Congress of the United States?

• Supreme Court

• House

• Senate

• Republicans

Which branch of the government has the power to make laws?

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• all of the above

What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?

• checks and balances

• limited government

• Bill of Rights

• separation of powers

Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches?

• separation of powers

• limited government

• federalism

• checks and balances