Principles of Government Review

A new senator is voted into office...(choose two that this BEST applies to)

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Republicansim

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

The legislative branch is responsible for passing laws, while the executive branch enforces the laws...

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Republicansim

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

This principle states that the federal government and state governments share power by having different roles/responsibilities.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Republicansim

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

Answer explanation

Be careful if you choose separation of powers....those have to do with the jobs of the three branches of government.

This is the idea that power is shared between the federal government and state governments (they are responsible for for different things).

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Republicansim

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

If the president is not fit for office the legislative branch may start the process of impeaching (removing) the president. This is an example of :

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Great Compromise

The legislative branch is responsible for ...

• Judging the law to see if it's constitutional or not.

• Writing and passing laws

• Counting the population

• Putting people in prison

The president is part of which branch?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The group that supported the new Constitution (not the Articles of Confederation) were called...

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

What principle of government is this? Think carefully!

• Checks and balances

• Separation of Powers

Which principle are the various lines between the branches showing?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances