Constitutional Principles

What year was the Constitution first adopted?

• 2003

• 1971

• 1791

• 1800

All-powerful systems where citizens had little to no power.

• autocratic

• federalism

• democracy

• legislative branch

Sovereignty

• all- powerful system where citizens had little to no power.

• a government's power comes from the people

• federalism

• countries/ governments have absolute power within their own borders.

You can't have government power come from the people if that government does not have to get consent from the people to act.

• sovereignty

• consent of the governed

• popular sovereignty

• autocratic

How many states did American have in 1791

• 50

• 21

• 1791

• 13

Popular Sovereignty

• the principle that the government's power comes from the people

• countries/ States have absolute power within its borders

• all- powerful systems where citizens have little to no power

• Republic

A government where citizens elect officials to the government

• autocratic

• federalism

• executive branch

• republic

Limited government is when

• the government only has power that's been given to it

• all- powerful system where citizens have little to no power

• a country or government has absolute power with its borders

• autocratic

A system that divides power between a central government and smaller government units (states)

• autocratic

• federalism

• republic

• sovereignty

How many states did the United States have in 2016?

• 13

• 25

• 1791

• 50