Principles of the US Constitution

What does popular sovereignty mean?

• Power comes from the people

• Power comes from a deity

• Power comes from a single monarch

• Power comes from the government

What is the best place to see popular sovereignty in the US Constitution?

• First line of the document

• Last line of the document

• Middle of the document

• Nowhere in the document

What type of government is the United States?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Anarchy

What is another name for the United States government?

• Representative democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Communist regime

• Totalitarian state

Who had the power to choose representatives and vote in elections in 1788?

• White landowning men

• All citizens

• Only women

• Only wealthy individuals

What is the principle of limited government?

• Government officials can do whatever they want

• Government officials are above the law

• Government officials must follow the laws

• Government officials make the laws

What is the purpose of fair elections in the United States?

• To allow new officials to represent the people

• To maintain the power of the government

• To ensure the supremacy of the judiciary

• To restrict the rights of the people

What is the system of checks and balances?

• A system where the president has all the power

• A system where the legislative branch has all the power

• A system where each branch of government has specific responsibilities and can check the powers of the other branches

• A system where the judiciary has all the power

What is the principle of federalism?

• Power is shared between the branches of government

• Power is shared between the national government and the states

• Power is concentrated in the national government

• Power is concentrated in the states

What are reserved powers?

• Powers that belong just to the national government

• Powers that belong just to the states

• Powers that are shared between the national government and the states

• Powers that are not delegated to any level of government