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WorksheetsFLIPRCS - ZMS 8th Grade
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
"That the subjects which are Protestant may have arms for their defense suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law."
-English Bill of Rights, 1689
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights demonstrates the influence of this provision?
Amendment 1 - “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ...”
Amendment 2 - “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Amendment 4 - “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ...”
Amendment 6 - “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury”
"The King was forbidden to pass most new taxes without the consent of a council of his nobles" - Magna Carta, 1215
"The King was forbidden to pass taxes without the consent of the Parliament." - English Bill of Rights, 1689
"_________________________________________________________________________" - U.S. Constitution, 1787
Which statement belongs in the box with the question blank above?
Elections in the House of Representatives occur every two years
The U.S. Congress must approve all taxes
The Congress cannot spend more than is provided in its budget.
U.S. Senators must serve a six-year term of office.
In 1215 the Magna Carta required the king to govern by an established rule of law. In the same tradition, the president of the United States is limited by the supreme law of the land, known as..
judicial review
the U.S. Constitution
legislative statutes
the Monroe Doctrine
The Principle known as ________?________ divides the powers of the national (federal) government into three branches
Separation of powers
Federalism
Republicanism
Checks & Balances
Under the Principle of "Separation of Powers" The Legislative Branch.....
Enforces the Law
Interprets the Law
Judges the Law
Makes the Law
Under the Principle of Separation of Powers, the Executive Branch.....
Enforces the Law
Interprets the Law
Judges the Law
Makes the Law
Under the Principle of Separation of Powers the Judicial Branch...
Enforces the Law
Interprets the Law
Executes the Law
Makes the Law
Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of Republicanism?
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people
The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions
The division of power between a federal government and state governments
The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional
The above diagram best describes the constitutional principle of —
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
republicanism
federalism
Which of these is a correct example of the system of checks and balances?
The Supreme Court can impeach the President.
Congress can regulate industry.
The president can veto bills passed by Congress
State Governors can pardon Federal prisoners.
Under the Constitutional Principle of Popular Sovereignty, the authority of Government is derived from —
state legislatures
The U.S. Supreme Court
Acts of the U.S. Congress
the will of the people
Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between the —
national and state levels of government
Senate and the House of Representatives
President and the Vice president
Three branches of the federal government
When the National and State Level Governments SHARE power.
Federalism
Limited Government
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
When citizens vote for REPresentatives to makes decisions in government on behalf of their constituents (those whom they represent)
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
REPublicanism
When the power of the government is divided into 3 separate branches to limit its power.
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Individual Rights
When each branch of government exercises power over the others in order to ensure that one branch does not become too powerful...
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
the Government has limits to its power.
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
the power of Government is derived from (comes from) the People
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Citizens have Rights that are protected by the Government
Federalism
Republicanism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
