U1L6: Constitutional Principles

Which principle is addressed in the quote below?

"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference." (Thomas Jefferson)

• separation of powers

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty (consent of the goverened)

• checks and balances

Which principle is described below?

The root of the government's power stems from the willingness of the citizens to give up certain individual rights for the common good. The citizens rule the government through their representatives.

• Popular Sovereignty (consent of the goverened)

• Federalism

• Representative Government (Republicanism)

• Checks and Balances

Which principle addresses the concerns of Baron Charles de Montesquieu found below?

"When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty." (Charles de Montesquieu)

• Representative Government (Republicanism)

• Individual Rights

• Separation of Powers (Checks and Balances)

• Federalsim

Which principle is described in the quote below?

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively." (U.S. Constitution)

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

In November 2022, citizens will vote to elect representatives. These representatives will make decisions based on the ideas of their constituents. Which principle is this an example of?

• Rule of Law

• Representative Government (Republicanism)

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

Which principle is referenced in the quote below?

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined.” (James Madison, Federalist Papers #45)

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

In the United States Constitution lies the Fourth Amendment. It stipulates that all searches by governmental authorities or law enforcement can only be done with a warrant. Which principle is this an example of?

• Rule of Law

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Representative Government (Republicanism)