Civics Vocabulary January 20

What is the purpose of the Checks and Balances system in government?

• To ensure no branch becomes too powerful

• To allow one branch to dominate the others

• To eliminate the need for a legislative branch

• To centralize power in the executive branch

What does the Commerce Clause in the Constitution allow Congress to do?

• Regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states

• Establish a national religion

• Control the military without oversight

• Abolish state governments

What is Federalism?

• A system where power is divided between a central authority and individual states

• A system where all power is held by the central government

• A system where states have more power than the central government

• A system where power is divided among local governments only

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement that established a bicameral legislature

• A treaty with foreign nations

• A decision to abolish the presidency

• A plan to merge all state governments

What is the principle of Popular Sovereignty?

• The authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people

• The government has absolute power over its citizens

• The government is chosen by a select group of elites

• The authority of a government is inherited through royal lineage

What does the Rule of Law ensure?

• All persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are equally enforced

• Only the wealthy are subject to the law

• Laws are applied based on social status

• The government is above the law

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• An agreement on how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation

• A decision to count all slaves as full citizens

• A treaty with Native American tribes

• A plan to abolish slavery immediately

Who were the Anti-Federalists?

• Opponents of a strong national government who demanded a Bill of Rights

• Supporters of a strong national government

• Advocates for a monarchy

• Proponents of a single-party system

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• The first constitution of the United States that established a weak central government

• The current constitution of the United States

• A document that established a monarchy

• A treaty with European nations

What is the role of Federalists in the context of the Constitution?

• Supporters of a strong national government and the ratification of the Constitution

• Opponents of the Constitution

• Advocates for state sovereignty over national unity

• Proponents of a decentralized government