Constitutional Principles

________________ gives certain duties to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

• Separation of power

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited government

___________ say(s) that the government and its actions must follow the law.

• Federalism

• Rule of law

• Republicanism

• Checks and balances

The principle of ________ says that all political power belongs to the people.

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• limited government

• judicial review

The principle of ___________ gives power to both the national and state governments.

• federalism

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

• separation of power

Which of the following is a power only the federal government has?

• Establish schools

• Conduct elections

• Regulate marriages

• Declare war

The rule of law (govt. must obey law, no one above law) relates to which principle?

• Limited government

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Individual liberty

Each branch of government checks each other to keep a balance of power.

• Checks and Balances
• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

Government officials are limited to only certain powers as stated in the Constitution.

• Limited Government
• Federalism
• Popular Sovereignty

Idea that absolute power rests with the people (people rule)

• Limited Government
• Popular Sovereignty
• Republicanism
• Federalism

Separating a government's power into 3 branches of government.

• Republicanism
• Popular Sovereignty
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers