Basic Principles

"We the people of the United States.... do ordain establish this Constitution for the United States of America"

What basic principle of government is best represented by this quote?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 best represent this democratic principle

• Consent of the Governed

• Representative Government

• Majority Rule, Minority Rights

The ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the development of government in the United States. Select all of the philosophers that influenced the Declaration of Independence or the US Constitution.

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Bill Gates

• Confucius

What is the sole purpose of government according to John Locke?

• To protect peoples' natural rights

• To escape a state of nature

• To administer laws and ordinances

• To subjugate the people

________________________ is the power of the Supreme Court to determine laws and executive actions unconstitutional.

_______________________ is the idea that power in government is derived from the people.

________________________ is the idea that powers that were once in the hands of a king be separated among equal branches of government.

_________________________ is the idea that each branch of government should have powers they can exercise over the other two branches to stop them from becoming too powerful.

Which principle of government is demonstrated by the division of power between national and state governments?

• A) Federalism

• B) Popular Sovereignty

• C) Judicial Review

• D) Separation of Powers

The principle that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful is known as what?

• A) Federalism

• B) Checks and Balances

• C) Popular Sovereignty

• D) Judicial Review