Unit 7 Review

The idea that the government was created by the people of America was--

• Popular Sovereignty
• Republicansim
• Federalism
• Self-government

Who shares power according to the principle of federalism?

• Elected officials and appointed officials.
• State government and federal government.
• Executive and Legislative branches.
• People and government.

Which principle split the power of the government into three branches?

• Self-government
• Republicanism
• Separation of Powers
• Limited government

Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--

• People elect their political representatives.
• people are the source of the government's power. 
• power is divided between national and state government. 

The Federal government is also known as?

• Limited government
• Main Governemnt
• National Government
• Official government

The principle of government that states each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches

• Checks & Balances
• Federalism
• Popular Soveriegnty

A government in which the people rule, the authority of the government comes from the people

• Popular Sovereignty
• Checks and Balances
• Federalism

The principle of government that states federal and state governments must share powers

• Federalism
• Republicanism
• Checks & Balances

This idea calls for the people to exercise or delegate their power by electing or voting for their political representation

• Republicanism
• Separation of Powers
• Individual Rights

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution details the

• overall purpose of the U.S. government
• powers of the Senate
• the role of the Supreme Court
• how the Constitution can be ratified