Limited Government
What principle ensures that government powers are restricted by law?
Limited Government
Federalism means the division of power between what three levels of Government?
Local, State and Federal
Checks and balances prevents one branch of Government from becoming?
Too Powerful
The powers of the Federal Government are divided into how many branches?
Three
This Big Idea means we take the majority opinion of voters on decisions for laws and elections
Popular Sovereignty
Which part of the Constitution helps the people secure rights that cannot be infringed by the Fed Gov?
Bill of Rights
Which clause in the Constitution establishes the principle of federal law over state law?
Supremacy Clause
Which branch of government can veto legislation passed by Congress?
Executive Branch
What branch of Government is in charge of making the laws for the country?
Legislative Branch
What is the most popular way citizens demonstrate that we are a republic?
Voting
Name the Amendment that protects freedom of expression and the right to protest the Government?
First Amendment
Name one power that is exclusive to the federal government.
Power to Declare War
Pass Federal Laws
Establish Federal Courts
More
A President has the perfect judge in mind to replace a SCOTUS judge who has retired from the bench. Who must sign off on his selection?
The Senate
The Executive Branch has the power to do what with the laws?
Enforce the laws
The Constitution begins with what words to show that we are ruled by the majority and not the Elite?
We The People
Fujimori destroyed the court system in Peru, jailed citizens without trials, and suspended the law making process. This is an example of what type of Government
Unlimited Government
What type of powers are shared by both the Federal Government and State Government
Concurrent Powers
The Judicial Branch has just been given a controversial bill passed in the both the House and the Senate and signed by the President. The process of determining if this bill is Constitutional is called
Judicial Review
Oversight
With Republicanism, it means we have this style of Democracy, where leaders make a decision on behalf of the people
Representative Democracy
The group during America's founding that would not ratify the Constitution without the inclusion of the Bill of Rights to protect against a more powerful Fed Gov
Anti-Federalists
What is the significance of the Tenth Amendment in the context of Federalism?
reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people
The President has vetoed a bill that passed both the House and the Senate
The Executive Branch can hire leaders to help with the task of running the federal government as Chief Executive. What is the name of this group?
What is one way citizens can vote directly on the laws or policies that may govern their city, state or Federal Government?
Referendum, Levy, Ballot Issue