Ch 3 review

Government by popular sovereignty was one of the goals of the Constitution.

• true

• false

The Preamble is a set of laws established to protect our basic freedoms.

• true

• false

Conducting elections is a reserved power of the state.

• true

• false

The term federal system does not refer to individual state governments.

• true

• false

The Preamble is often referred to as "the supreme law of the land".

• true

• false

Which ideal of American government is expressed through federalism?

• majority rule

• limited government

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

Which of the following is NOT part of the Preamble?

• insure domestic tranquility

• establish justice

• provide for the public's education

• secure the blessings of liberty

Our republic works successfully because most Americans believe

• in the idea of a monarchy

• in the idea of majority rule

• in the Mayflower compact

• in the same religion

The system of checks and balances was created

• to ensure that no branch of the federal government becomes too powerful.

• to ensure that the state governments do not become too powerful.

• to manage the national treasury.

• to give more power to the individual citizen.

One of the most important features of the U.S. Constitution is

• its length.

• its durability.

• its rigidity.

• its age.