Government and Constitution Review

Government cannot exist without the consent of those being governed; Rule by the people.

• division of powers

• reserved powers

• popular sovereignty

• unconstitutional

• delegated powers

In the U.S. any governmental action that denies someone fair and equal treatment may be declared ________.

• division of powers

• reserved powers

• popular sovereignty

• unconstitutional

• delegated powers

The system of ________ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the others.

• delegated powers

• checks and balances

• division of powers

• reserved powers

• Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments which provide the protection of basic individual rights and liberties are called ________.

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

• division of powers

• reserved powers

• Bill of Rights

Method of assigning powers to both the national government and the 50 state governments.

• checks and balances

• division of powers

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

• reserved powers

The idea that people are born with certain rights that even government cannot take away.

• checks and balances

• division of powers

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• reserved powers

The powers held by the states, not granted specifically to the national government by the Constitution.

• division of powers

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

The national government has three types of ________ that have been granted to it by the Constitution.

• division of powers

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

The national government cannot change the boundaries of individual states.

• territorial integrity

• division of powers

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

The President’s power to veto an act of Congress is an example of:

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• separation of power

• checks and balances