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Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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11 Slides • 11 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Which part from the Preamble means "give
freedom to ourselves and future generations"?
“Establish justice”
“Promote the general welfare”
“Insure domestic tranquility”
“Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”
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Means that government does not have total power
Purpose is to protect the rights of the people
Limited Government
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Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment idea helped limit the power of government meaning government powers are equally divided?
Rule of Law
Separation of Powers
Consent of the Governed
Checks and Balnces
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Montesquieu said to stop government from becoming too strong the powers should be separated into three branches.
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
Separation of Powers
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The U.S. Constitution - Creates a constitutional government with three separate branches, each with separate powers
Legislative Branch
Some text here about the topic of discussion
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Article 1: Makes the Law
Article 2: Enforces the Law
Article 3: Interprets and Applies the Law
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Match
What does Legislative Branch do?
Legislative Branch
What does Executive Branch do?
Executive Branch
What does Judicial Branch do?
Makes Laws
Article 1
Enforce Laws
Article II
Interprets Laws
Makes Laws
Article 1
Enforce Laws
Article II
Interprets Laws
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Multiple Choice
Which constitutional principle is shown in the table below?
Rule of law
Popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Allows the different branches to check, stop or limit each other.
This creates a balance of power amongst all branches (equal power).
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How the units of government check in on each other and balance the power.
Checks and Balances
How power is separated into units in a government.
Separation of Powers
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary…may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
…the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner that they may be a check on the other…The three branches should not be so far separated as to have no constitutional control over each other.”
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
What constitutional concept is this quote referencing:
Separation of powers
Checks and Balances
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Multiple Choice
Which principle is reflected in the image?
Rule of law
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Constitutional government
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