Principles of the US Constitution

What does popular sovereignty mean?

• Power comes from the people

• Power comes from the government

• Power comes from a deity

• Power comes from a single monarch

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

• The last line of the document

• The first line of the document

• Nowhere in the document

• The middle of the document

What is another name for the United States?

• Anarchy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

What is the principle of limited government?

• Government officials have to follow the laws

• Government officials are above the law

• Government officials can do whatever they want

• Government officials can change the laws

What is the purpose of fair elections?

• To establish a dictatorship

• To remove the power of the people

• To allow new officials to represent the people

• To give power to a single monarch

What is the separation of powers?

• The power of government is given to a single monarch

• The power of government is given to the people

• The power of government is concentrated in one branch

• The power of government is divided between three branches

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To make one branch of government more powerful

• To ensure fair elections

• To prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

• To give power to the people

What is federalism?

• The power is concentrated in the states

• The power is concentrated in the national government

• The power is shared between the national government and the states

• The power is shared between the branches of government

What are reserved powers?

• Powers that belong just to the national government

• Powers that are shared between the branches of government

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

• Powers that belong just to the states

What is the purpose of protecting individual rights?

• To ensure fair elections

• To restrict the freedom of the people

• To give power to a single monarch

• To limit the power of the government