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Seven Principles of Government

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Which principle says the people are the ultimate power of government?

Popular Sovereignty

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What is the system where the 3 branches of government keep one from having too much power?

Checks and Balances

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After the Constitution was ratified, the Bill of Rights were added to protect what?

Individual Rights

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Which principle divided the powers between two distinct governments (national and state)?

Federalism

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What is it called when the government is divided into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

Separation of Powers

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The government only gets its power given to it by the Constitution, what is this called?

Limited government

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What does popular stand for in popular sovereignty?

People

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Which principle states that the people get to vote for who they want to represent them?

Republicanism

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Each branch has controls over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful refers to which principle of government?

Checks and Balances

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Which branch creates (makes) laws?

Legislative

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Which branch enforces the laws?

Executive Branch

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Which branch checks the constitutionality of any laws or actions of government?

Judicial Branch

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Why do we limit the power of government?

To avoid tyranny (king)

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True or False: Great Britain is an example of a limited government.

False

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Sovereignty means _______

power

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What document is the Bill of Rights attached to?

The Constitution

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