Constitutional Principles 2

Each branch of government has the power to limit the others

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

government is not ALL powerful to what it wants

• limited government

• separation of powres

• checks and balances

• federalism

national and state government share power

• separation of power

• checks and balances

• federalism

• limited government

the people have the power

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• limited government

• federalism

the powers of government are held in three branches

• checks and balances

• federalism

• separation of powers

• limited government

Limited government means the federal government should only be able to have the powers listed in the _______________and not have unlimited power.

• Constitution

• State

• Three branches

• Vote

Popular sovereignty means that the people exercise their power by their ability to _______________________

• State

• Constitution

• Vote

• Three Branches

Separation of powers means that power should be separated into ___________________________

• three branches

• state

• Constitution

• vote

Checks and balances is the concept that each branch has the ability to ________________the other branches from doing something.

• stop

• state

• Constitution

• vote

Federalism means that the national government must work with the ____________governments.

• federal

• state

• international

• regional