Constitution Week 1

Each branch of government has the power to block another branch to keep any one branch from having too much power. Example: President can veto a bill proposed by Congress.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• democracy

• amendment

Electing representatives

• republicanism

• limited government

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

• objection

• rejection

• Veto

• ratify

The sharing of powers between a central government and the states

• individual rights

• separation of powers

• limited government

• federalism

Freedoms that cannot be taken away by another person or the government

• republicanism

• individual rights

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

The government only has the power given to it by the Constitution

• limited government

• federalism

• checks and balances

• individual rights

The powers of the government is divided between 3 branches (legislative, executive, judicial)

• three branches of government

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

An official ban on trade or commerce with a particular country.

• embargo

• veto

• commerce

• ratification

The power of the government is in the hands of the people.

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• limited government

Established a system for brining in new states into the Union.

• Land Ordinance

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution