Unit 5 Pt 1 Quiz Review Principles of Govt

A philosophy in which the people express their will by voting for elected officials who will represent their interests when in office.

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

The idea that Unalienable Rights are guaranteed to all citizens. We can find these liberties in the Bill of Rights.

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Each branch of government can block the other branches from doing certain things, so no one branch can become too powerful.

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

The idea that the government’s power is limited to what the Constitution gives it.

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Federalism

The idea that the government is given its political power by the people.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Federalism

A philosophy in which government power is shared between the Federal Government and the State Governments.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Federalism

The US Government is divided into three branches, each with specific jobs.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Federalism

Voters in Texas elect a representative to Congress to represent their interests.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Federalism

The President can veto a law, the Congress can override the veto, and the Supreme Court can rule the law unconstitutional.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Federalism

Texas, rather than the federal government, decides whether or not to have the death penalty.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Federalism