PRINCIPLES OF THE US CONSTITUTION

What are the 3 separate, but equal, branches of government known as? (SELECT THREE ANSWER CHOICES)

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Congressional Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which principle of the Constitution deals with the federal government being broken into 3 separate, but equal, branches?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers

Which principle of the Constitution gives each branch of government the ability to check, or control, the other two?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Federalism

The principle of Federalism states that power is shared by the national and state governments.

• True

• False

___________________ describes a government in which the people rule.  Citizens vote to decide issues.

• Illegalism

• Legislativism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Tyranny

_____________-The government is not all-powerful, & requires that all U.S. citizens, including government leaders to obey the law.

• Taxation without Representation

• Articles of Tax

• Limited Government

• Egalitarianism

Division of government into three branches: the legislative, executive & judicial, in which each branch has its own powers & responsibilities

• Dictatorship

• Council of Trust

• Separation of Powers

• Heraldism

System of government in which the power is divided & shared between the national & state governments

• Liberty

• Separatism

• Federalism

• Oligarchy

Each branch of government is able to check, or control the power of the other two branches

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Checks and Balances

• Equality

____________-The Constitution is a living document which means that it can be changed according to the changing needs of the country & times

• Liability

• Flexibility

• Finalism

• liberalism