people choose who they want to represent them by voting
republicanism
100
the government gets its power from the people
popular sovereignty
100
our government has 3 branches
separation of powers
100
The first part of the constitution is called the...
preamble
200
division of the functions of government among branches
separation of powers
200
ensures no branch becomes too powerful
checks and balances
200
the government only has powers granted by the constitution
limited government
200
national and state government share power
federalism
200
The year the constitution was written
1787
300
The president may suggest laws, but Congress is the only branch of government that can create them.
separation of powers
300
The president vetoes a health care bill passed by Congress.
checks and balances
300
Joe is accused of a crime but can’t afford a lawyer. The court appoints one to represent him.
individual rights
300
True or False: The Constitution has more power than the government.
True, Limited Government
300
What does Article II do?
establishes the executive branch
400
"We, the people of Texas, in order to form a government, …..do ordain and establish this constitution."
popular sovereignty
400
"Every citizen shall be at liberty to speak, write, or publish his opinions on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that privilege. No law shall ever be passed to curtail the liberty of speech or of the press;..."
individual rights
400
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, new states had the right to vote to decide whether they would be free states or slave states.
Federalism
400
States set taxes on gasoline. The US government sets income tax.
Federalism
400
This article is the longest and creates the legislative branch
Article I
500
"The powers of this government shall be divided into three departments, viz: legislative, executive, and judicial, which shall remain forever separate and distinct."
separation of powers
500
"Every citizen of the republic who has attained the age of twenty-one years, and shall have resided six months within the district or county where the election is held, shall be entitled to vote for members of the general congress."
republicanism
500
"Every person who shall be chosen or appointed to any office of trust or profit shall, before entering on the duties thereof, take an oath to support the constitution of the republic, and also an oath of office."
limited government
500
"Every act of congress shall be approved and signed by the president before it becomes a law; but if the president will not approve and sign such act, he shall return it to the house in which it shall have originated with his reasons for not approving the same..."