Principles of the US Constitution - revised

What does popular sovereignty mean?

• Power comes from the government

• Power comes from a deity

• Power comes from the people

• Power comes from a single monarch

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

• Nowhere in the document

• In the last line of the document

• In the middle of the document

• In the first line of the document

What is another name for the government of United States?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Anarchy

What is the principle of limited government?

• Government officials can do whatever they want

• Government officials can change the laws

• Government officials are above the law

• Government officials have to follow the laws

What is the purpose of fair elections?

• To establish a dictatorship

• To remove the power of the people

• To give power to a single monarch

• To allow all citizens a chance to vote on issues/leaders.

What is the separation of powers?

• The power of government is divided between three branches

• The power of government is concentrated in one branch

• The power of government is divided between two branches

• The power of government is divided between four branches

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To make one branch more powerful

• To make the government unlimited

• To ensure one branch can't become too powerful

• To give all power to the legislative branch

What is federalism?

• The power is shared between the legislative and executive branches

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

• The power is shared between the executive and judicial branches

• The power is concentrated in the national government

What are reserved powers?

• Powers that are shared between the legislative and executive branches

• Powers that belong just to the states

• Powers that belong just to the national government

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

What are individual rights?

• Freedoms that are only for the states

• Freedoms that are only for the national government

• Freedoms that can be taken away by the government

• Freedoms for citizens that must be protected by the government