Fundamental Principles
This principle means "people power." The people exercise their power through voting.
What is popular sovereignty?
This document declared us free from Great Britain. (Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The amendment process is long and difficult, so the US Constitution only has this many:
What is 27?
Article ____ describes the ____ branch, which makes the laws.
What is One, Legislative?
This term means that wants and needs are unlimited, but resources are limited.
What is scarcity?
This principle is the division of power between national and state governments (10th amendment)
What is federalism?
This document was written by George Mason and served as a model for the Constitution's Bill of Rights
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
These first ten amendments were added to the Constitution as part of a compromise between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Article ___ describes the Executive branch, who is headed by the ____.
What is Two, President?
When you make a choice, there is always an _____ that you give up.
What is an opportunity cost?
This principle includes rule of law, and the government only has the power that we the people give to it.
What is limited government?
This document was one of the first examples of limited government in world history, signed by King John of England.
What is the Magna Carta?
This amendment guarantees due process at the national level.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Article ____ describes the _____ branch which includes the Supreme Court.
What is Three, judicial?
The price of cauliflower drops and so people begin to buy more of it at the store. This situation is described by the Law of ______.
What is Demand?
This principle gives us the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was a model for the first part of the First Amendment to the Constitution.
What is the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom?
This amendment guarantees due process at the state level and contains the definition of a citizen.
What is the 14th Amendment?
______ creates a law that is signed by the ______, but then is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court through the power of ______ ______.
What is Congress, President, Judicial Review?
There is a shortage of Air Jordans, so the price increases until supply perfectly meets demand. This is ______.
What is the Equilibrium Price?
This principle allows one branch of government to limit the power of another branch.
What is checks and balances?
This document was our first form of national government. It was dissolved for being too weak.
These are the two steps an amendment must go through to be added to the Constitution:
_______ by 2/3 of Congress, _______ by 3/4 of the states.
What is proposed and ratified?
Congress declares war but, the President is the ______ of the armed forces.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
A ____ economy has no government involvement. A ____ economy has total government involvement. The United States is a ____ economy.
What is Free Market, Command, Mixed?