2. On the front of your foldable
Major Principles of Government
Popular Sovereignty
Limited government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism

3. Write the question and the answer
Popular Sovereignty:
1. what does Republic mean today?
2. Who holds the power in a republic?
3. Define popular sovereignty
4. Provide examples of how the Constitution guarantees sovereignty of the people

4. Answers Popular Sovereignty: 1. what does Republic mean today?
Can mean any representative government headed by a president or other elected leader
A representative democracy
2. Who holds the power in a republic?
The people
3. Define popular sovereignty
The idea that power lies with the people
4. Provide examples of how the Constitution guarantees sovereignty of the people
We hold elections
Citizens decide who will represent them
Elected officials answer to the people

5. Limited Government and Rule of Law
1. Define limited government
2. Define rule of law
3. How does the rule of law help ensure that government power in the United States is limited?

6. 1. Define limited government 2. Define rule of law
A government that can do only what the people allow it to do
2. Define rule of law
The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
3. How does the rule of law help ensure that government power in the United States is limited?
The principle of the rule of law means that government officials must obey the law

7. Separation of Powers:
1. What did the framers do in order to protect Americans against the abuse or misuse of power?
2. How many branches did they divide the federal government into?
Which philosopher did they take this idea from?
Define separation of powers
What branches were created?

8. 2. How many branches did they divide the federal government into?
1. What did the framers do in order to protect Americans against the abuse or misuse of power?
They took steps to keep one person or group from gaining to much power
2. How many branches did they divide the federal government into?
3 branches of government
Which philosopher did they take this idea from?
Define separation of powers
Baron De Montesquieu
What branches were created?
The executive, legislative, judicial

9. Checks and balances:
1. why was Separation of powers set up?
2. Define checks and balances
3. How can the legislative branch check, or limit, the power of the judiciary?
4. Do you think one branch of the federal government is more powerful, or do you think the Framers succeeded in balancing the power of the three branches?
5. How can the executive branch check actions of the legislative branch?

10. 1. why was Separation of powers set up? 2. Define checks and balances
In order to check unlimited authority
2. Define checks and balances
A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
3. How can the legislative branch check, or limit, the power of the judiciary?
They can impeach judges or reject appointment of judges
4. Do you think one branch of the federal government is more powerful, or do you think the Framers succeeded in balancing the power of the three branches?
Opinion question- just had to be supported
5. How can the executive branch check actions of the legislative branch?
They can veto laws

11. Federalism:
What is federalism?
What are the three types of power that government is broken into?
Define enumerated powers
Define reserved powers
Define concurrent powers
Provide an example of enumerated, reserved, and concurrent powers
Define supremacy clause

12. What are the three types of power that government is broken into?
What is federalism?
When power is shared by the state and national governments
What are the three types of power that government is broken into?
Enumerated powers, reserved powers, concurrent powers
Define enumerated powers
Powers directly granted to the national government by the Constitution
Define reserved powers
Powers the Constitution did not give the federal government-they are reserved for the states
Define concurrent powers
Powers hared by the state and federal government
Provide an example of enumerated, reserved, and concurrent powers
Enumerated: coin money maintain army and navy, declare war, carry out expressed powers
Reserved: regular trade within state, protect public welfare and safety, establish located governments, conduct elections
Concurrent: establish courts, enforce laws, collect taxes, borrow money, provide for general welfare
Define supremacy clause:
a clause stating that the Constitution and other laws and treaties made by the national government are the supreme law of the land

13. On the back of your foldable
Constitution Today:
How long has the constitution been the supreme law of the land?
More than 200 years
What are the five major principles of government?
Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism

14. Check Up
On a separate piece of paper list AND describe the five principles of U.S. government