Constitutional Exam Review

What Principle: The government's power is divided between 3 branches.

• Individual Rights

• Checks & Balances

• Separation of Powers

What Principle: People in government have to obey the Constitution, including the President.

• Individual Rights

• Checks & Balances

• Limited Government

What Principle: National and State governments share power.

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

What Principle: The people have the power in government.

• Popular Sovereignity

• Republicanism

• Federalism

What Principle: Freedom of Speech

• Popular Sovereignity

• Federalism

• Individual Rights

The idea that the people hold the power in the government. They exercise this power by voting.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights

The Federal and the state governments share power. Each has roles that only they can fulfill. Seen in the 10th Amendment.

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

The president vetoed a law passed by congress would be an example of which 7 principle?

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Which principle of the U.S. Constitution is explained in this passage?

• federalism

• republicanism

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

The branch of government that makes the laws is the ______________.

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Congress