Constitutional Principles STAAR Review

This was put in place by the founding fathers to change the constitution to adjust to changing times and to maintain a "living" document.

• Supreme Court

• Amendment Purpose

• Veto

• Electoral College

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Elected representatives serving at the will of the people. (a)  

• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Republicanism
• Limited Government

These are powers that are given to the federal government and others given to the state and some powers a SHARED by both.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Republicanism

• Federalism

A system that does not allow any one branch of government to have too much power. (a)  

• Separation of Powers
• Limited Government
• Popular Sovereignty
• Checks and Balances

People hold the power in government; "We The People"

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

A government must obey laws of the land.

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

The division of power into 3 branches to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

First ten amendments of the Constitution.

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Ratification

• Amendment

In the Amendment process, Congress can propose an amendment with__________ vote of both houses of Congress then the state legislature must ratify it with _________ vote to pass the amendment.

• 2/3, 1/2

• 1/2, 3/4

• 2/3, 2/3

• 2/3, 3/4

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

This means "to change the constitution".

• ratify

• Amendment

• Living Document

• Limited Government

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5