US Documents Part 1

Define Popular Sovereignty

• Power from the people

• Power from the government

• People are free

• People are ruled

The Constitution ensures that no one is above the law

• False

• True

The Articles of Confederation created

• A strong federal system of government

• A loose friendship between the 13 colonies

• Individual Rights

• Three Branches of Government

Name the Constitutional principle that prevents one branch of government from being stronger than the other branches.

Originally what group of people were allowed to vote for representatives

• Everyone that lived in the United States

• All men who were born in the United States

• White landowning men and women

• White landowning men

This branch of government creates laws

Federalism means

• Power is shared by each branch of government

• Power is shared between national and state governments

• Power is not shared between state and federal governments

• Power is not shared between the branches of government

Enumerated Powers belong to ...

• State government

• National government

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Freedoms that must be protected by the government are called?

• Reserved Powers

• States Rights

• Individual Rights

• Enumerated Powers

The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

• False, the Articles of Confederation replaced the Constitution.

• True, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation because it was too weak.

• False, the Constitution is a part of the Articles of Confederation.

• True, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation because it was supported by the new king.