Self-Check 1 - US Constitution - Principles

Define: Separation of powers

• Each branch of government is responsible for something different

• Government may exercise only those powers given to it by the people

• Sharing of power between the national and state governments

• The power of each branch to stop or influence each other

Define: Checks and balances

• Sharing of power between the national and state governments

• The power of each branch to stop or influence each other

• Final authority and ruling belong to the people

• Government may exercise only those powers given to it by the people

Define: Federalism

• Each branch of government is responsible for something different

• Sharing of power between the national and state governments

• The power of each branch to stop or influence each other

• Final authority and ruling belong to the people

Define: Limited Government

• The power of each branch to stop or influence each other

• Final authority and ruling belong to the people

• Government may exercise only those powers given to it by the people

• Each branch of government is responsible for something different

Define: Popular Sovereignty

• Each branch of government is responsible for something different

• Sharing of power between the national and state governments

• The power of each branch to stop or influence each other

• Final authority and ruling belong to the people

What is the role of the Executive Branch?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Interprets the laws

What is the role of the Legislative Branch?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Interprets the laws

What is the role of the Judicial Branch?

• Makes the laws

• Enforces the laws

• Interprets the laws

How many senators are in the United States Senate?

• 435

• 440

• 100

• 50

Which article of the Constitution describes how Congress is set up and its role in making the nation's laws?

• Article I (1)

• Article II (2)

• Article III (3)

• Article IV (4)