Pillars of Government

The idea of supreme power or the source of authority is _________________________.

• sovereignty

• federalism

• democracy

• capitalism

The division of powers and duties between the national and state governments is called _________________________________.

• sovereignty

• federalism

• democracy

• capitalism

Each branch of government having its powers limited to its own area of interest, and each branch must cooperate with the other two branches in governing. This is called ___________________________.

• democracy

• sovereignty

• separation of powers

• federalism

If each branch of government has limited powers, and each branch of government has ways to keep the other two branches from becoming too powerful, this is known as ________________________________.

• democracy

• federalism

• capitalism

• checks and balances

In Georgia's history since 1776, its citizens have written and adopted _____________ constitutions. The current one was adopted in 1983.

• 1

• 4

• 6

• 10