Unit 2.6 The Basic Principles of Government

The power of the President to veto acts of congress is an example of _________________________.

• Checks and balances

• separation of powers

• limited government

• federalism

______________________________ is the idea that power flows from the people.

• Popular Sovereignty

• federalism

• checks and balances

• Individual Rights

The national government has the ability to declare war, but individual states do not have that power. This is an example of _________________________.

• Checks and Balances

• federalism

• individual rights

• separation of powers

What best describes the Constitutional principle of checks and balances?

• the power to declare war is given to the President

• the power of government is restricted by the Constitution

• Each branch of the government can limit the power of the others

• a bill must pass both houses of Congress

When the U.S. Constitution established three branches of government, it was supporting which of the following principles?

• federalism

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

The U.S. Constitution established the division of governmental powers between the national and state governments. By doing so, what basic governmental principle was established?

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• federalism

Which of the following BEST describes the constitutional principle of representative democracy?

• Government's power is divided between national and state levels.

• Voters elect representatives to exercise power for them.

• The authority of government flows from the people.

• Unalienable rights are guaranteed to all citizens in the Preamble and the Bill of Rights.

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

• A legislative bill being vetoed by the President.

• A governor granting a criminal a pardon.

• A judge overturning a lower court's decision.

• A governor declaring a tax free period.

Which of the following best describes how limited government is a founding principle of the United States Constitution?

• All power comes to the government through the king which keeps the government strong.

• All power comes through checks and balances which keeps the government strong.

• All power comes from the people (voters) which keeps the government from becoming too powerful.

• All power is given to the President which makes the government powerful.

Which of the following is true about state constitutions?

• The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the country but the state can nullify a federal law.

• State Constitutions do not have to conform to the U.S. Constitution.

• State Constitutions must conform to the U.S. Constitution.

• The U.S. Constitution is the recommended law but states can make their own rules and laws.