| A | B |
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| The government and its officers must obey the | rule of law |
| Article is one of | seven numbered sections of the Constitution |
| The system of Checks and Balances | Helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of others |
| The Constitution provides for the Seperation of Powers by creating | three distinct branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial |
| They believe the Consitution would be enough to protect civil rights | Federalist |
| The portion of the Constitution added to gurantee ratification | Bill of Rights |
| Government in which the power of the people is transfered thru chosen officials | Representative Democracy |
| Changes to the written provisions of the Constitutionmay only be made through _____ | Amendment |
| Every US citizen over the age of 18 has the right to vote for the US President. | Popular Soveriegnty |
| The United States Supreme Court ruled the Washington D.C. hand gun law unconstitutional. | Judicla Review |
| The President can be removed from office if he is found guilty of breaking the law | Limited Government |
| Congress enacts a law creating a new branch of the military and the President appoints the commander of this branch. | Seperation of Power |
| Arizona regulates driving age, marriage age, and education laws while the national government makes laws regarding money and immigration. | Federalism |
| The President vetoed the Tax reform act recently passed by Congress | Checks and Balances |
| The President appoints a close family member to his cabinet and the appointment is not approved by Congress. | Checks and Balances |
| After enjoying a majority of seats in Congress many democrats are not re-elected in the next Congressional election. | Popular Soveriegnty |
| When there is a separation of powers, | power is distributed among three independent branches of government |
| The Federalist was written to | win support for the Constitution |
| The government is held accountable for its actions under which of the following principles of government? | the rule of law |
| The objections of the Anti-Federalists can be BEST summed up as | a fear that the new government would have too much power and the people, too little power |
| Which of the following is not a basic principle of the Constitution? | socialism |
| The legislative powers of the US Government are described in which article of the Constitution? | Article I |
| Article IV of the Constitution states that the Supreme Law of the Land is | the US Constitution |
| James Madison and Alexander Hamilton can be described as | in support of the US Constitution as written at the Convention |
| Article I | Legislative |
| Article II | Executive |
| Article III | Judicial |
| Article IV | States jurisdiction |
| Article V | Amendments |
| Article VI | supreme authority |
| Article VII | ratification |
