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8 Principles of the Constitution

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  • Q1
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: 1. Popular Sovereignty
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
    The belief that a form of government in which the interests of the people are represented through elected leaders is the best form of government. (James Madison and the Framers of the Constitution believed this).
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional governments (states).
    30s
  • Q2
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Republicanism
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional governments (states).
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    The belief that a form of government in which the interests of the people are represented through elected leaders is the best form of government. (James Madison and the Framers of the Constitution believed this).
    30s
  • Q3
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Federalism
    Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
    The belief that a form of government in which the interests of the people are represented through elected leaders is the best form of government. (James Madison and the Framers of the Constitution believed this).
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional governments (states).
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    30s
  • Q4
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Separation of Powers
    The belief that a form of government in which the interests of the people are represented through elected leaders is the best form of government. (James Madison and the Framers of the Constitution believed this).
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional governments (states).
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check (have power over) the actions of the others.
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    30s
  • Q5
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Checks and Balances
    Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that the government cannot take away
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check (have power over) the actions of the others.
    A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional governments (states).
    30s
  • Q6
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Limited Government
    Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that the government cannot take away.
    Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and equal branches of government.
    Represented in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution protect individual liberties (rights) that each person has. Examples include Freedom of Speech; Freedom of the Press; the Right to Bear Arms; the Right against unreasonable searches of their Person, House, Papers, and Effects.
    System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check (have power over) the actions of the others.
    30s
  • Q7
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Individual Rights
    Represented in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution protect individual liberties (rights) that each person has. Examples include Freedom of Speech; Freedom of the Press; the Right to Bear Arms; the Right against unreasonable searches of their Person, House, Papers, and Effects.
    30s
  • Q8
    Define the following by writing the complete definitions: Judicial Review
    The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action. Established in Marbury v. Madison.
    30s

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