US History Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

A government in which the people rule by their own consent - Power to the People.

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

The constitutional division of powers among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, with the legislative branch making laws, the executive branch enforcing the laws, and the judicial branch interpreting the laws.

• Due Process

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Separation of Powers

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent the abuse of power.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Branch

Basic liberties and rights of all citizens guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

• Due Process

• Citizenship

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws.

• Rights

• Republicanism

• US Constitution

• Individual Rights

A principle of the constitutional that states the governments powers are defined and limited by a constitution.

• Limited Government

• Citizenship

• Legislative Branch

• Separation of Powers

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

• Separation of Powers

The branch of government that makes the laws.

• Citizenship

• Checks and Balances

• Legislative Branch

• Individual Rights

The branch of government that carries out or enforces the laws.

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Equal Protection

The branch of government that interprets the laws.

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Citizenship