Principals of the Constitution

Democracy allows for the people to vote. Which constitutional principle protects this?

• Popular Soveregnity

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

Which of the three branches includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet members?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

Which of the following is true about state constitutions?

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

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

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

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

Which principle of the Constitution is guaranteed through the first ten amendments?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

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

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

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

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

• A judge overturning a lower court's decision.

• A legislative bill being vetoed by the President.

• A governor granting a criminal a pardon.

• A governor declaring a tax free period.

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

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

• The authority of government flows from the people.

• Voters elect representatives to exercise power for them.

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

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?

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

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

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

What best describes the Constitutional principle of checks and balances?

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

• the power of government is restricted by the Constitution

• a bill must pass both houses of Congress

• the power to declare war is given to the President