Constitution Day 10

Montesquieu believed in the ________________________________. This divides the power of the government into 3 separate branches (parts).

• separation of power

• individual rights

• checks and balances

In order to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful,________________________ allows each branch of government to have power over the other branches.

• separation of power

• individual rights

• checks and balances

The belief that citizens should have freedoms that the government protects is called __________________________________.

• separation of power

• individual rights

• checks and balances

The belief that power should be shared between the Federal government and State government is called___________________________.

• limited government

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

The belief that the people should be the ones in a country to have the ultimate power, not government officials is called, ___________________________________________________

• limited government

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

________________________ is the idea that people should be able to vote for people to govern and make laws on their behalf.

• limited government

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

The idea that government power should be limited is called ________________________________.

• limited government

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

“The government will not be able to abuse its power because of the system of checks and balances.” This statement would have been made by a ________________________________.

• Antifederalist

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

• Federalists

“Under this government, what assurance is there that our freedom of religion will not be taken away?” This statement would be made by a __________________________________.

• Antifederalist

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

• Federalists

Lexington and Concord was the 1st battle of the America Revolution. After that the colonists signed the __________________________________, which severed their political ties with Britain.

• Antifederalist

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

• Federalists