principles of constitution
principles of constitution #2
constitution of Texas
both constitutions
both constitutions #2
100
Citizens elect representatives to carry out their will
What is republicanism
100
The Constitution divides the government into three branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
100
the branch that can declare a law unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial branch?
100
Representatives from each state
Who are the signers of the U.S. Constitution?
100
This document was written when the United States was forming
What is the U.S. Constitution?
200
No one branch of government is more powerful than the other.
What are checks and balances
200
A government in which the people rule,a system in which the residents vote on an issue.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
200
the governor has more limited powers than the president.
What is one way that the Texas Constitution differs from the U.S. Constitution?
200
Representatives from each county
Who were the signers of the Texas Constitution?
200
separate section includes 27 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The government has only the powers that the constitution gives it. Restricts, limits power of government.
What is Limited government?
300
The constitution protects individual rights such as freedom of speech, and religion.
What are Individual Rights?
300
unlimited governments
What principle is not in the U.S. Constitution or the Texas Constitution?
300
Preambles, and 17 Articles, Amendments
How is the Texas Constitution organized?
300
this document starts with WE,THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS
What is the Preamble of the Texas Constitution start with?
400
A document that explains a form of government
What is constitution?
400
Limited government,republicanism,checks and balances,federalism,separation of powers,popular sovereignty,and individual rights.
What are the principles of the Texas Constitution?
400
Both elect representatives to legislatures
How is republicanism reflected in both the U.S. and Texas constitutions?
400
Preamble,7 Articles, and the Bill of Rights
How is the U.S. Constitution organized?
400
we the people of the United States,in order to form a more perfect union
What is the beginning of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
500
A division of power between the federal government and the states.
What is Federalism?
500
this branch makes the laws.
What does the legislative do?
500
popular sovereingty
What is the right of the people to vote for an issue called?
500
It was written at the end of reconstruction
When was the Texas Constitution written?
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