Government and Constitution

A government with specific restrictions on its power.

• limited government

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

• majority rule

The introduction to the Constitution.

• Preamble

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• federal

These are the powers given by the Constitution to the federal government.

• delegated powers

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• majority rule

Government by the consent of the governed.

• majority rule

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• federal

These are powers set aside for the states.

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

A principle that in a disagreement, everyone will accept the decision of most of the people.

• majority rule

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• federal

These are powers that are shared by both the federal and the state government.

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

This is the term used to refer to the national government.

• federal

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• Preamble