Government and Constitution Quiz

What is a confederation?

• An agreement between opposing parties

• An alliance of states created for a common purpose

• A document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• Approval of a document or policy

What is an amendment?

• An addition to a document

• Basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights

• Independent power

• Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

What is popular sovereignty?

• Political system where government bodies are prohibited from certain activities

• Having the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

• A government based on the consent of the people

• An agreement between opposing parties

What is limited government?

• Having the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

• Political system where government bodies are prohibited from certain activities

• Basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights

• An addition to a document

What is checks and balances?

• Independent power

• A principle of government where the separate branches keep the other branches in check

• An alliance of states created for a common purpose

• Approval of a document or policy

What is the principle of separation of powers?

• A principle of government where the separate branches keep the other branches in check

• Having the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

• Political system where government bodies are prohibited from certain activities

• An agreement between opposing parties

What is a constitution?

• An agreement between opposing parties

• A document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• Approval of a document or policy

• An alliance of states created for a common purpose

What are individual rights?

• Basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights

• An addition to a document

• Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

• Independent power

What is federalism?

• Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

• Having the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

• A principle of government where the separate branches keep the other branches in check

• An agreement between opposing parties

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

• An agreement between opposing parties

• A principle of government where the separate branches keep the other branches in check