Types of Power
powers directly granted to the national government by the Constitution
A. Enumerated B. Reserved C. Concurrent
A. Enumerated
the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
All of the following are principles of the Constitution except…
a. popular sovereignty.
b. checks and balances.
c. limited government and the rule of law.
d. amendments.
d. amendments
The idea that our government is broken up into three different branches is known as...
a. separation of powers.
b. limited government.
c. checks and balances.
d. rule of law.
a. separation of powers
the president (executive branch) can veto (reject) a law passed by Congress (legislative branch) is an example of...
a. popular sovereignty
b. federalism
c. checks and balances
c. checks and balances
powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government; powers set aside for the states
A. Enumerated B. Reserved C. Concurrent
B. Reserved
a system in which each branch of government is able to limit or restrain the power of the other branches
checks and balances
By their use of the term “republic,” the Framers of the Constitution had in mind a government ruled by…
a. anyone other than a king.
b. representatives elected by the people.
c. the most educated and powerful.
d. hereditary leaders (when power is passed down from father to son and so on).
b. representatives elected by the people
The idea that the government can only do what the people allow it to do is known as...
a. popular sovereignty.
b. limited government.
c. the rule of law.
d. checks and balances.
a. limited government
Conducting elections is an example of...
a. enumerated power
b. reserved power
c. concurrent power
b. reserved power
powers shared by the state and federal governments
A. Enumerated B. Reserved C. Concurrent
C. Concurrent
the idea that power lies with the people
popular sovereignty
The phrase “people’s right to rule” is best reflected in which principle of the Constitution?
a. popular sovereignty
b. limited government and the rule of law
c. separation of powers
d. federalism
popular sovereignty
The Constitution allows government officials to be removed from office if they are found by Congress to be guilty of crimes. This is an example of…
a. federalism.
b. popular sovereignty.
c. rule of law.
d. separation of powers.
c. rule of law
"declaring war" is an example of...
a. enumerated power
b. reserved power
c. concurrent power
a. enumerated power
a clause stating that the Constitution and other laws and treaties made by the national government are "the supreme law of the land"
Supremacy Clause
a government that can only do what the people allow it to do
limited government
wo ways the Constitution guarantees popular sovereignty is through…
a. elections and checks and balances.
b. elections and separation of powers.
c. separation of powers and the Electoral College.
d. elections and the Electoral College.
d. elections and the Electoral College
_______________ help to prevent tyranny by the government and protect people’s liberties.
a. limited government and rule of law
b. separation of powers
c. federalism
d. checks and balances
a. limited government and rule of law
"Collecting taxes" is an example of...
a. enumerated power
b. reserved power
c. concurrent power
c. concurrent power
power is shared between the federal (national) government and each state government.
federalism
the principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
rule of law
The government can do…
a. only what Congress allows it to do.
b. only what the president allows it to do.
c. only what the people allow it to do.
d. whatever it wants.
c. only what the people allow it to do
Why did they divide the federal government into 3 branches?
So no one person or group would be able to gain too much power.
What does it mean that the Constitution and federal laws are the "supreme law of the land"?
It means that if state and federal laws conflict then federal law trump the state law.