Texas in the civil war

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

• federalism

• checks and balances

• limits and supports

• constitutionality

the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people

• popular sovereignty

• majority rule

• federalism

• populism

a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches

• federalism

• sectionalism

• separation of duties

• separation of power

the order in which one person after another succeeds to an office

• successfulness

• succession

• sovereignty

• sobriety

amendment

• an addition to a proposed law

• Constitutional change that established judicial review

• a law passed by Congress

• a change to the Constitution

The document that states the duties of the government

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

alliance of people or groups

• confederacy

• calumet

• conserve

• dialect

country formed by seceding Southern states

• Confederacy

• Trail of Tears

• House of Burgesses

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