Constitution and Federalism

What are the powers that are shared between the nation and the state called?

• delegated powers

• expressed powers

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

Powers that belong only to the national government are known as

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• expressed powers

• concurrent powers

Powers that belong only to the federal government are known as

• concurrent powers

• expressed powers

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

Government can't exist without the consent of the government is known as

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• limited government

The system of ______________________________ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the others.

• limited government

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances.

_____________________ is when people are born with certain rights that even the government can't take away.

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• limited government

• separation of powers

The first 10 amendments which provide the protection of basic individual rights and liberties are called the ____________________

• Bill of Rights

• the Constitution

• The Preamble

• Declaration of Independence

____________________________ is when the national government cannot change the boundaries of individual states.

• Division of powers

• popular sovereignty

• territorial integrity

• checks and balances

The power to veto an act of Congress is an example of

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

When Thomas Jefferson wrote of the Constitution that it...."belongs to the living and not to the dead....", he most likely meant that:

• each new generation must preserve the Constitution as it was written.

• the provisions of the Constitution will never become obsolete.

• the Framers should have made it more relevant to young people.

• the Constitution must be responsive to changing times and customs.