Principles of Government

The belief that people can and should govern themselves. The government gets its power from the people. ​

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Federalism

The people vote for someone to represent their views in their local, state, and federal governments. (Representative Government) ​

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Federalism

Each branch of the federal (national) government has the ability to limit, or control, the powers of the other two branches​.

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

Everybody has to follow the same laws. Even members of the government. ​

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Power. ​

The power of the federal (national) government​ is placed into 3 separate, but equal, branches ​

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Power. ​

The sharing of power between the state and federal (national) government​s.

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights​

Match the following

• Judicial

• Interprets the constitution

• Legislative

• Executes the law

• Executive

• Separation of Power.

• The power of the federal (national) government​ is placed into 3 separate, but equal, branches

• Federalism

• The sharing of power between the state and federal (national) government​s.

• Creates laws

There are three branches of government, each with different powers. This idea is called:

• Division of State

• Divided Authority

• Separate but Equal

• Separation of Powers

The idea that there are certain things that the government is NOT ALLOWED to do:

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Democracy

• Federalism

The Federal Government shares power with the states, and allows them to make their own laws. This is called:

• Communism

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Rule of Law