Principles of Government
100: Which principle limits government power to only what the people allow?
→ Limited government
100: Which document first limited the English king’s power?
→ Magna Carta
100: The Great Compromise settled disagreements about what?
→ Representation in Congress
100: Printing money is a power of which government?
→ National government
100: Explain how the Magna Carta and Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights.
→ They established rule of law and listed individual rights that inspired the Bill of Rights.
200: “We the People” expresses which basic idea?
→ Popular sovereignty
200: What guaranteed English rights to Virginia colonists?
→ Charters of the Virginia Company of London
200: The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with what?
→ Representation and taxation
200: Conducting elections is a power of which government?
→ State government
200: Describe two compromises made during the Constitutional Convention and why they were important.
→ The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise—both helped unite the states.
300: The idea that government is divided into three branches is called what?
→ Separation of powers
300: Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
→ Thomas Jefferson
300: Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
→ To protect individual rights and freedoms
300: Taxing citizens is a power of which government?
→ Both (concurrent powers)
300: Summarize the purpose of the Preamble in your own words.
→ It explains the goals of the Constitution and that power comes from the people.
400: Which system lets each branch restrain the others?
→ Checks and balances
400: Which document declared independence and listed grievances against the king?
→ Declaration of Independence
400: The highest law in the land is guaranteed by what?
→ Supremacy Clause
400: Which article creates the legislative branch?
→ Article I
400: Explain how separation of powers and checks and balances work together.
→ They divide power and allow each branch to limit the others.
500: The principle that everyone, even leaders, must follow the law is what?
→ Rule of law
500: Which plan of government created a weak central government?
→ Articles of Confederation
500: Which phrase in the Preamble shows popular sovereignty?
→ “We the People”
500: Which branch enforces the laws?
→ Executive branch
500: Give one example of a federal power, one state power, and one shared power.
→ Federal: print money; State: conduct elections; Shared: tax citizens.