Seven Principles of Government (Quiz)

A Constitution is a set of _______ that guides how a country works

• rules
• regulations
• policies
• laws

What are the three branches of government in the U.S.?

• executive, legislative, and judicial
• Bill of Rights, Executive, Legislative

• Senate, House of Representatives, Executive

• Judicial, Constitution, Bill of Rights

(True or False) Three branches of government in the Texas Constitution are the same in the U.S. constitution?

• True

• False

The Bill of Rights in both the U.S. constitution and Texas constitution:

• Protect individual rights and limit the power of the government.
• Only protect the rights of certain individuals.
• Are not applicable in Texas.
• Grant unlimited power to the government.

Separation of Powers means that:

• Basic rights of citizens are protected

• The government is divided among three separate branches, and each branch has a specific job

• The people have the power in the government

• The powers of the government are not divided among separate branches

The legislative branch _____ laws

• interprets
• makes

• enforces
• abolishes

The executive branch _____ laws

• creates
• enforces
• amends
• interprets

The judicial branch _____ laws

• amends
• enforces
• creates
• interprets

Checks and balances means that no branch of government can be too powerful because the other _______ branches have powers over the branch

• two
• eight
• six
• four

Popular Sovereignty, means the ____ have the power in the government?

• foreign leaders
• the military
• the president
• the people