HW Due Wednesday 11.15.23

Match the image with the principle of government

• checks and balances

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• separation of powers

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• popular sovereignty

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• republicanism

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• limited government

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Match the image with the principle of government

• separation of powers

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• individual rights

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• limited government

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• checks and balances

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• federalism

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Match the image with the principle of government

• checks and balances

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• separation of powers

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• federalism

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• individual rights

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• limited government

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Which principle of the Constitution gives each branch of government the ability to check, or control, the other two?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Federalism

Which branch of government is described in the picture?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• President

What is one way the legislative branch can check the power of the other two branches?

• Veto Power

• Creating legislation (creating laws)

• Declaring a law to be unconstitutional

• voting in elections

A constitution is--

• a written plan for the government that sets the rules of how the government should work

• an important power held by the president

• a change or improvement to a law or rule

• a written law created by the federal government

Match the following

• has Congress

• Legislative Branch

• lead by President

• Judicial Branch

• has the Supreme Court Justices

• Executive Branch

Match the following

• Makes the laws for our country

• Constitution

• Enforces the laws for our country

• Legislative branch (Congress)

• Interprets if laws are fair

• Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)

• written plan of rules in a government

• Executive branch (President)

Why were checks and balances needed?

• Prevent any branch from becoming more powerful than the others

• Prevent the judicial branch from becoming more powerful than the executive
• Prevent the executive from being more powerful than the judicial
• Prevent the legislature from controlling the judical and the executive branches