Government

Definition: The authority is divided between the National Government and the States

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Representative Government

• Consent of the Governed

Definition: Government is not all-powerful and must follow certain rules

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Democracy

• Unlimited Government

Definition: The people are the source of any and all governmental power.

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

• Representative Government

What freedom gives you the right to express your opinion even if the government doesn't like it?

• Press

• Assembly

• Petition

• Speech

The President can check the power of Congress by using the executive power to

• Impeach judges

• Declare laws uncustitutional

• Pardon people convicted of a crime

• Veto(reject) laws

The sharing of powers between the national and state government is known as which principle--

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of powers

• Limited government

Which principle of government is best represented by this graphic?

• Separations of Powers

• Judicial Review

• Republicanism

• Popular sovereignty

Why did the Founding Fathers create a government with a system of Checks and Balances?

• Make sure one branch had more power than the other two

• Give all the power to the people

• Make sure the President has all the power

• Prevent one branch of government from having all the power

Which branch can veto legislation.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congress

An addition or change to the Constitution is called-

• an edit

• a ratify

• a redo

• an amendment