Principles of the United States Constitution

Which principle of the United States Constitution is represented by the idea that government powers are divided among three branches?

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

What principle of the United States Constitution is based on the concept that the government's power comes from the consent of the governed?

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

Which principle of the United States Constitution emphasizes the division of power between the national and state governments?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

What principle of the United States Constitution refers to the rights and liberties of the individual that are protected from government interference?

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights

What is federalism?

• A) A system where only the national government has power

• B) A system where only the state governments have power

• C) A system of government in which the states and national government share powers

• D) A system where local governments have all the powers

What are the powers called that are assigned to the national government by the Constitution?

• A) Reserved powers

• B) Shared powers

• C) Delegated powers

• D) Absolute powers

What are the powers kept by the states known as?

• A) Delegated powers

• B) Absolute powers

• C) Shared powers

• D) Reserved powers

How do state governments and the national government work according to federalism?

• A) Independently without any interaction

• B) State governments work under the direct control of the national government

• C) State governments work in competition with the national government

• D) State governments work with the national government

What is the basis of Republicanism?

• The belief that people exercise their power by working for the government.

• The belief that people exercise their power by voting for their political representatives.

• The belief that the government should appoint political representatives without elections.

• The belief that political representatives should inherit their positions.

According to Article 4, Section 4, of the Constitution, what is required of every state?

• To have a democratic form of government.

• To have a "republican form of government."

• To have a monarchial form of government.

• To have an oligarchic form of government.