Principles of Government

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Principles of Government

by Taylor Sherva

Multiple Choice

What had a weak central government?

Articles of Confederation

Constitution

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Parliament

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

Multiple Choice

The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states

northern; southern

large; small

southern; northern

small; large

Multiple Choice

Why was "The Great Compromise" so important?

It created the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Smaller states seceded.

Larger states had all the power in the government.

People never argued again.

Multiple Choice

The Federal government is also known as?

Limited government

Main Government

National Government

Official government

There are 7 Principles of Government created by the Constitution.

Limited Government
Republicanism
Separation of powers
Federalism
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Individual rights

Multiple Choice

What is the principle of republicanism?

Government should be split into three branches.

The people create the government.

The power of government should be limited.

The people elect representatives to make laws.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

The creation of a congress to carry out the will of the people

The establishment of courts to interpret laws

The division of power between state and federal government

The power of the court to declare a law unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Constitution grants certain powers to each branch of the government. For example, the judicial branch has the power to settle legal disputes, but it does not have the power to enforce laws . This example best reflects the principle of--

Federalism

Republicanism

individual rights

separation of powers

Multiple Choice

Which principle means the state governments and the federal government share power?

federalism

popular sovereignty

limited government

separation of powers

Multiple Choice

This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?

Federalism

Checks and Balances

Popular Sovereignty

Individual Rights

Multiple Choice

Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence above?

Judicial Review

Checks and Balances

Popular Sovereignty

Federalism

Multiple Choice

What is Popular Sovereignty?

Being popular in the world

People voting and having a say in the governments decisions

People voting

The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.

Multiple Choice

Which examples best represents the government principle of checks and balances?

Individual states are allowed to sign any treaties or agreements with any other countries.

The President of the United States must be a natural born citizen and be at least 35 years old

The President appoints members of the Cabinet, but the Senate must approve each of these appointments.

The judicial branch of government consists of the U.S. Supreme Court and other lower federal courts

Multiple Choice

Which principle of government is best represented by the diagram above?

Judicial Review

Checks and Balances

Individual Rights

limited government

Multiple Choice

Which principle of government is best represented by this graphic?

Separation of powers

popular sovereignty

judicial review

republicanism

Multiple Choice

The sharing of powers between the national and state government is known as which principle--

Federalism

Checks and Balances

separation of powers

limited government

Multiple Choice

The President can check the power of Congress by using the executive power to-

Impeach judges

declare laws unconstitutional

pardon persons convicted of a crime

veto bills

Multiple Choice

What is federalism?

The people vote for their leaders who then represent them.

The people have individual rights.

There are three branches of government.

The state and national government share power.

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