Individual rights, as defined by the U.S. Constitution, are rights the government -

The U.S. government can have no powers or responsibilities beyond those assigned in the U.S. Constitution.
This best describes which of the following ideas?

Which branch of the U.S. government best represents the principle of Republicanism?

The U.S. Constitution established Checks and Balances to -

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution best reflects which two democratic principles of the U.S. system of government?

"True Republicanism is sovereignty of the people.  There are natural and [unalienable] rights which an entire nation has no right to violate."     - Marquis de Lafeyette
According to this quote, which of the following principles of the Constitution BEST supports Lafayette's point of view?

" We the People" is what part of the constitution

The people rule would be what

The national government is divided into three branches would be what

The state and government share power with certain things is what

The president can appoint a cabinet is part of what

When people vote in an election it shows what principle

Freedom of speech is part of what principle

The Senate can refuse to approve the president's choice for a Supreme Court Justice ... is what

What describes the basic structure, jobs and powers of the government

If the justice system finds something to be unconstitutional and vetoes a laws ... it would be part of

Separation of powers and federalism are constitutional principles that

By their use of the term republic, the Framers had in mind a government ruled by

The Purpose of Checks and Balances is to prevent

Which of these is an example of the ability of Congress to check another branch?

The statement in the Preamble "We the People" expresses the principle

The Branch with the Power to veto a bill passed by Congress is

A state having the power to run their own school system is an example of

Which principle in the Constitution describes how power is shared between the national government and the states?

Powers held by both state and federal governments such as to tax are called

The Framers of the Constitution took the idea of separation of powers from?

Congress approved President Ronald Reagan's appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court.

Congress makes laws for the nation

Massachusetts must respect the laws of Connecticut and distant Alaska

The President and all other gov't officials must obey the law as do all American citizens. 

New York State cannot sign a treaty with any foreign country.

the powers of the national government are distributed amongst three branches

The President can veto a bill that has been approved by Congress

The President is commander in chief of the military

Congress cannot pass a law that limits freedom of speech

Voters in Illinois elected the first African-American woman senator in 1992.

 The government cannot arrest a person unless there is good reason to believe that they have violated the law.

The Supreme Court interprets the law

"…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

"The powers not delegated to the United States… are reserved to the States respectively…"

"The President… shall have Power, by which the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur."

The United States may not restrict your freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, or speech

The Constitution outlines our government and restricts its powers

The president of the United States has to follow the same laws as everyone else

Ted Cruz (Texas) was elected to the United States Senate in 2012

"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People"

Which principal in the US Constitution most closely reflects the concept of democracy?