QUIZ Understanding the Constitution

The illustration above shows the system selected by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention to balance the power of government between the national government and the states. What is the term associated with the system shown above?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Identify which means that it is the "people" that have supreme power.

• popular sovereignty

• bill

• veto

• impeach

A proposal for a new law that can be started by a legislator or a even by citizens

• bill

• veto

• override

• impeach

Rejecting a bill

• popular sovereignty

• bill

• veto

• override

• impeach

Non military people that belong to a nation.

• civilian

• liberty

When serious charges are brought against political leaders.

• popular sovereignty

• bill

• veto

• override

• impeach

Declaring a law or act unconstitutional is a check performed by

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

Match the following

• power to the people

• Popular Sovereignty

• freedom

• Veto

• charge of serious wrongdoing

• Impeach

• rejecting a bill

• Civilian

• non military

• Liberty

The Constitution divides federal power among three branches of government.

• True
• False

America’s central government is known as the federal government and the ____ government.