A New Plan and Principles of Government

One idea that the Framers took from John Locke was...

• government is based on a contract between people and their ruler(s).

• powers of government should be clearly defined.

• powers of government should be separated and balanced.

• government should be used as a way of improving society.

The Magna Carta introduced the idea that everyone, even the monarch, must obey the law.

• True

• False

The principle of ______________ says that power should be shared between the national and state governments.

• republicanism

• separation of powers

• due process

• federalism

Anti-Federalists and Federalists were primarily split on which issue?

• The necessity of a bicameral legislature.

• The division of power between the states and the federal government.

• The granting of suffrage to women and non-landowners.

• The treatment of Native Americans and enslaved people.

Which principle of the Constitution states that the people vote for representatives to make laws and run the government.

• Popular Soveriegnty

• Individual Rights

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Which is an example of a concurrent power?

• the power to raise taxes

• the power to coin money

• the power to establish schools

• the power to regulate foreign trade

Which is an example of an enumerated power?

• the power to raise taxes

• the power to coin money

• the power to establish schools

• the power to grant marriage/divorce documents

Which of the following is an example of a reserved power?

• the power to raise taxes

• the power to coin money

• the power to establish schools

• the power to regulate foreign trade

Judicial Review grants the Supreme Court the ability to...

• declare a school as a public entity.

• pass a law when the president is not looking.

• declare an act or law as unconstitutional.

• declare a marriage/divorce as legal.

Which principle divides the federal government's power into the 3 Branches.

• Individual Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government