Constitutional Principles Quiz

What is the purpose of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

• To define the responsibilities of the legislative branch

• To limit the powers of the judicial branch

• To lay out the guiding principles of the Constitution

• To establish the powers of the President

Which principle states that the government is not all-powerful and can only do what the people have given it power to do?

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

What is the concept in which each of the three branches of government have separate powers and responsibilities?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which principle holds that a government and its officers are subject to the law and not above the law?

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

What is the system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

Which principle means that the people are sovereign and have all of the political power?

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

What is the method of distributing power where power is divided among the national government and regional governments?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

Which branch of government has the power of judicial review over both the legislative and executive branches?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Federalism

What refers to the first ten amendments of the Constitution meant to protect certain personal freedoms and limit the government's power?

• Federalism

• Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• Separation of Powers

Which branch of government has certain powers that states do not have, such as national defense and the power to coin money?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• National Government