1. Federal Government Vocabulary
Constitution
Amendment
Bill of Rights
Individual Rights
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Republicanism
Bill
Delegated Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Articles of the Constitution

2. The United States Constitution
A document that states our laws and our fundamental principles on how our government will operate.

3. Amendment
Additions or updates made to the Constitution to keep it current with the times.

4. The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.

5. Individual Rights
Every citizen’s basic freedoms that are protected by the Bill of Rights

6. Power that is shared between the nation & the state
Federalism
Power that is shared between the nation & the state

7. Popular Sovereignty
the government gets its authorities from the people. The people choose how they want to be governed.

8. the government has only the powers given by the constitution
Limited Government
the government has only the powers given by the constitution

9. procedural rules allow one branch to watch and to limit another
Checks and Balances
procedural rules allow one branch to watch and to limit another

10. the government is divided into 3 branches
Separation of Powers
the government is divided into 3 branches

11. Republicanism
The idea that government should rule the country as a representative of the people who vote for what they want.

12. Bill
a proposed law under consideration by a legislature A Bill has the potential to become a law – but not until it is approved by both houses of Congress and the President himself!

13. Powers that are given to the Federal Government only.
Delegated Powers
Powers that are given to the Federal Government only.

14. Powers given to the state governments only.
Reserved Powers
Powers given to the state governments only.

15. Powers that are shared between the state and the federal governments.
Concurrent Powers
Powers that are shared between the state and the federal governments.

16. Legislative Branch
A division of our government that is responsible for making laws

17. Judicial Branch
A division of our government that interprets the constitution and decides if our laws are legal.

18. Executive Branch
A division of our government that enforces the laws & performs ceremonial duties

19. Articles of the Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is separated into parts. These parts are called Articles. Each Article has a specific purpose.