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3-1 Principles
Ch.3-1 Principles
Question | Answer |
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Which principle states that government gets its authority and consent from the people? | Popular Sovereignty |
Which principle forbids Congress from passing laws infringing or taking away certain individual freedoms and is why the Constitution clearly lists what the national government can and cannot do? | Limited Government |
Which principle states that all are equally bound to the law including the leaders of government? | Rule of Law |
Which principle states that power should be divided among three independent and coequal branches of government? | Separation of Powers |
Which principle states that each branch of government checks the power of the other two branches? | Checks and Balances |
Which principle states that the courts can decide whether a law or executive action is constitutional? | Judicial Review |
Which principle states that governmental power must be divided between national government and state governments? | Federalism |
Which principle was established by the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803)? | Judicial Review |
What is another name for the "rule of law" principle that states that powers of government officials are limited by a set of laws that they must obey? | Constitutionalism |
John Marshall is is chiefly responsible for which constitutional principle? | Judicial Review |
The first nine amendments to the Constitution support which principle? | Limited Government |