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Principles of Government
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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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Which principle says the people are the ultimate power of government?
Popular Sovereignty
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After the Constitution was ratified, the Bill of Rights were added to protect what?
Individual Rights
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True or False: Great Britain is an example of a limited government.
False
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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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Which principle divided the powers between two distinct governments (national and state)?
Federalism
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What document is the Bill of Rights attached to?
The Constitution
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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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Which branch creates (makes) laws?
Legislative
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True or False: As citizens, we vote and that is how we demonstrate popular sovereignty.
True
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What does popular stand for in popular sovereignty?
People
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Sovereignty means _______
power
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Which branch enforces the laws?
Executive Branch
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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 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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