Civics Chapters 3 and 4 Vocabulary

What is the term for a government in which the people rule by their own consent?

• Majority rules

• Delegated powers

• Popular sovereignty

• Limited government

What does "majority rules" refer to?

• Powers shared by the state and federal governments

• Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority

• A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches

• The branch of government that makes the laws

Which powers are specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution?

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

• Delegated powers

• Limited government

What are "reserved powers"?

• Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government and are kept by the states

• Powers shared by the state and federal governments

• Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution

• The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens

What is the term for powers shared by the state and federal governments?

• Delegated powers

• Reserved powers

• Concurrent powers

• Limited government

What does "limited government" mean?

• A government in which the people rule by their own consent

• Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority

• The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens

• Powers shared by the state and federal governments

Which branch of government makes the laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Cabinet

Which branch of government carries out laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Cabinet

Which branch of government interprets laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Cabinet

What is the system called that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches?

• Majority rules

• Checks and balances

• Delegated powers

• Limited government