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Worksheets7 Principles of Government
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is Popular Sovereignty?
political theory that government is created and subject to the will of the pepole
the principle or people or policies of the
Republican party
the federal principle or system of government
vegan propaganda
What are the three branches of our government?
legislative, legal, ruler
legislative, judicial, executive
republic, representative, senator
governor, president, congress
What is federalism?
a verb describing a butterfly in the cocoon
what you call a person who is a federalist while they are in the act of supporting the government
one of 8 principles
a system of government where power is shared between a central government and the states
What is the act of dividing the legislative, executive, and judicial branches into separate bodies?
republicanism
separation of powers
the 5th amendment
the 28th admendment
Checks and balances are...
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
are influences by which an organization or system is not regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individual groups
another part of separation of powers
achieved when the legislative branch approves presidential appointments
limited government.....
is in the United States of America
is part of the 8 principle of government
the government only has the powers that the Constitution specifically gives it
is in the first amendment
Individual rights...
are rights only white men have
are rights granted only to certain few
are granted by the Bill of Rights
were influenced by John Locke
What group of people refused to accept the US constitution until it specifically listed the INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS of the American people?
federalists
anti-federalists
colonist
republicans
Which are powers left to the states?
establish local governments
maintain/create schools
provide public safety
make copyright laws
How does the executive branch CHECK the legislative branch and the judicial branch?
appoints the Speaker of the House
ability to nominate judges
writes laws
authority to call special sessions of Congress
