Constitution Pt. 2 STAAR Review

Why do we have 3 branches of government instead of 1 branch?

• to mix things up
• we like odd numbers
• to limit power from being only in one branch

• that is what they had in England

What type of government votes for officials to serve the will of the people?

• Federal Government
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Representative Government

A system in which each branch of government limits the power of the other branch

• totalitarianism
• checks and balances
• unlimited government
• absolutism

What Principle of government is basically defined in the phrase, "We the people"?

• Republicanism
• Popular Sovereignty
• Federalism
• Separation of powers

What Principle of government divides power between Federal and State governments

• Checks and Balances
• Judicial Review
• Limited Government
• Federalism

Principle of government where the powers are divided into the three branches of government

• Judicial Review
• Republicanism
• Limited Government
• Separation of powers

The Power of the president (Executive branch) to VETO a bill made by the Legislative branch is an example of: 

• Separation of Power
• Checks and Balances 
• Republicanism 
• Popular Sovereignty 

Each branch of government having its own power is an example of 

• Federalism
• Separation of Power 
• Checks and Balances 
• Republicanism 

Power is equal between federal and state government; this is an example of which principle?

• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Power
• Federalism 
• Republicanism 

Why did the framers of the Constitution place strict limits on the power of the government?

• They were afraid that the states would get too much power.
• They wanted to perserve the idea of self-government
• They wanted to protect individual rights.
• They did not trust the people to govern themselves