Unit 3 Topic 2 How our Government works

This branch of government makes the laws for our nation.

• legislative

• judicial

• Constitution

• executive

______ make rules.

• Country, state and/or city

• families and schools

______ makes laws.

• Country, state and/or city

• families and schools

The Constitution is built on ____ strong guiding principles.

• five

• two

• three

• four

The system of dividing the powers of government between the national government and the state governments is called______?

• separation of powers

• federalism

• consent of the governed

• limited government

This branch of government makes sure that our laws are fair.

• Constitution

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

The responsibility for government in the United States is split between three branches of government is called _______?

• federalism

• separation of powers

• limited government

• consent of the governed

People rule by choosing the people who represent us in government on a national, state, and local level is part of this principle....

• limited government

• consent of governed

• federalism

• separation of powers

This principle means the Constitution lists many things the national government may do.......

• consent of the governed

• separation of powers

• federalism

• limited government

The system of dividing the powers of government between the national government and the state governments is_____?

• consent of the governed

• limited government

• separation of powers

• federalism