Constitutional Principles
This principle means that the people are the source of government power.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This branch makes federal laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the system that allows each branch to limit the power of the other branches.
What are Checks and Balances?
A government ruled by a king or queen.
What is a Monarchy?
The document that established the structure of the U.S. government.
What is the constitution?
This principle means that people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is republicanism
This branch is led by the President.
What is the executive branch?
The President can do this to a bill passed by Congress.
What is veto it?
A government in which one person holds most or all political power.
What is a Dictatorship?
The first three words of the Constitution are:
This principle divides government power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Congress can do this if the President vetoes a bill
What is override the veto?
A government controlled by a small group of people.
What is an Oligarchy?
Why did the Constitution divide the government into three branches?
To divide government power and prevent one branch from becoming too powerful.
This principle divides the federal government into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
Congress is made up of these two groups.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Why did the Founders create checks and balances?
To prevent one branch from becoming too powerful and to limit government power.
A government where political power ultimately comes from the people.
What is a Democracy?
This principle means that government power ultimately comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This principle says that government officials must follow the Constitution and the law.
What is limited government?
The Supreme Court and other federal courts are part of this branch.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Explain TWO ways the U.S. Constitution prevents the government from becoming too powerful.
The United States is both this type of government and a democracy because citizens elect representatives to govern for them.
What is a Republic?
This principle protects freedoms such as speech, religion, and assembly.
What is individual rights?