Popular Sovereighty
Limited Government
Seperation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
100
The ideas that the people with hold all of the power.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
100
The government can only do what the people wants them to do.
What is Limited Government?
100
The split of Authority.
What is Separation of Powers?
100
A system in which each branch is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others.
What are Checks and Balances?
100
A form of government in which power is divided in between the federal and the state governments.
What is Federalism?
200
A republican Form of government.
What is The guarantees of the American people in Article IV?
200
Principle that the law applies to everyone, Even those who govern.
What is Rule of Law?
200
Executive, Legislative, judicial.
What Are the Three Branches?
200
Can Veto legislation.
What is The Executive Branch?
200
Powers granted directly to the national government by the constitution; Another name for Expressed powers.
What are Enumerated Powers
300
The head of the government
What is The President?
300
Nobody can break a law and get away with it.
What is Rule of Law?
300
Sets limits on powers.
What is The separation of Powers?
300
Can Impeach President.
What is Congress?
300
Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
What are Reserved Powers?
400
In what kind of government lets the people have all of the power?
What is Republic?
400
Limited The kings powers.
What is The Magna Carta?
400
Influenced American Government to have three branches.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
400
Can appoint judges.
What is The President?
400
Powers shared by the State and Federal government.
What are Concurrent Powers?
500
Protect the rights of the people.
What is The Bill of Rights?
500
Makes the people almost more powerful than the governors.
What is Limited Government?
500
Each Branch has a separate power.
What is Separation of Powers?
500
Can declare Presidential actions unconstitutional.
What is The Judicial Branch?
500
Enforce Laws.
What is An example of a Concurrent Power?
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