Constitution Scavenger Hunt Terms

What is A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches?

• Separation of powers

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Federalism

What is the system of dividing the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

• Checks and Balances

• Individual rights

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

What is a form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual rights

What is the division of power between the national and state governments

• Individual rights

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Sarcasm

What is the system when people have the right to peacefully ask the gov't to change a problem or to make a new law

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is "rule by the people" which comes from preamble.

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5