Unit 2 Lesson 3 U.S. Government

1. A system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches is called ____________________________.

• representative democracy
• checks and balances
• federalism
• amendment

2. The United States is a ________________________, which means that voters choose leaders who make and enforce laws.

• representative democracy
• checks and balances
• federalism
• amendment

3. An addition to the Constitution is known as an ________________________.

• representative democracy
• checks and balances
• federalism
• amendment

4. The system of government in which power is divided between the national government and state governments is called _____________________.

• representative democracy
• checks and balances
• federalism
• amendment

5. What is the Constitution?

• a plan that sets up how the U.S. government works
• a plan of keeping any branch of government from becoming too powerful
• a plan to giver power to both national and state governments
• a plan to protect the Bill of Rights

7. What right did the Nineteenth Amendment give?

• the right to vote for men
• freedom of speech
• the right to vote for women
• freedom of religion

8. What are two powers that state governments have?

• makes treaties with other countries
• sets up public schools
• runs local elections
• declares war

9. What is the job of the judicial branch of government?

• to make laws
• to enforce laws
• to ask questions about laws
• to decide questions about laws

10. Why can one branch of government limit the power of the other branches?

• to help make better laws
• to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
• to give more power to each branch
• to carry out laws

6. What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to establish the structure of the government

• to protect individual freedoms

• to divide power between national and state governments

• to outline the process of amending the Constitution