Principles of Our Government

The US Constitution establishes several basic principles of the purpose behind the document itself. This includes... (Choose TWO)

• specifying the only rights that citizens have.

• how the federal government is organized or structured

• how the government must conduct itself (act).

• stating that states can nullify, or ignore, certain federal laws.

One basic principle established in the US Constitution is...

• how the Supreme Court will review legislative actions.

• how much property someone must own to vote.

• how leaders are selected.

• the qualities and characteristics of a fair president.

The Framers of the US Constitution believed there were 6 key principles of a democratic government. Which one is defined below?

Belief that the government's power comes from the people and however much power they are willing to give up.

A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that

• hereditary rulers are the legitimate possessors of political power

• legislation must be passed by the elected representatives of the people

• laws should be created directly by the citizens

• governments are not responsible for protecting individual rights

The standard of equality before the law is a basic ________________ of democracy.

• Criteria

• Principle

• Relevant

• Deduce

The Framers of the US Constitution believed there were 6 key principles of a democratic government. Which one is defined below?

Belief that the government should have restrictions on its power.

The Framers of the US Constitution believed there were 6 key principles of a democratic government. Which one is defined below?

Belief that the power of the national government should be split up between multiple branches.

The Framers of the US Constitution believed there were 6 key principles of a democratic government. Which one is defined below?

Belief that each branch of the government should have ways to check, or limit the power of, the other branches to prevent one from becoming too powerful.

The Framers of the US Constitution believed there were 6 key principles of a democratic government. Which one is defined below?

Belief that the government power should be shared between a central national government and smaller regional governments

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the principle of subject-verb agreement?

• The committee have made their decision.

• The team are winning the match.

• The jury is still deliberating.

• The group were arguing among themselves.