A | B |
power is divided between the state and national government | Federalism |
A system that allows one branch of government to stop the other two from being too powerful | Checks and Balances |
The power of a court to declare a law passed by congress or actions as Constitutional or not | Judicial review |
What govermnment can and can not do is allowed by laws | Limited Government |
The idea that the people should rule. that power is really the peoples power and that those that chose to govern should use the power given to them for the general good.(The people rule) (people decide) | Popular Sovereignty |
Separation of powers | Federal popwer is divided between the three branches of government. |
Congress overiding a presidental veto is an example of what | Checks and balances beween the executive and legislative branch |
Executive, Judical and legislative | The three branches of government |