| A | B |
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| In 2008, Americans chose Barack Obama as President | Popular Sovereignty |
| Congress approved President Obama's appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the US | Checks and Balances |
| New York State cannot sign a treaty with Canada or any other foreign nation | Federalism |
| The Supreme Court interprets and applies the laws | Separation of Powers |
| Chuck Schumer was elected as senator in New York state in 1998 | Popular Sovereignty |
| The Senate can refuse to approve a treaty that the President has negotiated | Checks and Balances |
| The government cannot arrest a person unless that person has violatated a law. | Limited Government |
| The President is Commander in Chief of the military. | Separation of Powers |
| Congress cannot make a law that violates freedom of speech. | Limited government |
| Massachusetts must respect the laws for the nation. | Federalism |
| Only the U.S. government can put a new coin into circulation. | Federalism |
| The President can veto a bill approved by Congress | Checks and Balances |
| At the President's request, Congress declares war. | Checks and Balances |
| State and local governments supervise the public school system. | Federalism |
| The President and all other government officials must obey the law as do all American citizens. | Limited government |
| Congress makes laws for the nation. | Separation of Powers |
| The powers of the national government are distributed among three branches of government. | Separation of Powers |
| The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people | Popular Sovereignty or Limited Government |
| requirements for a marriage license are different in Maryland than New York | federalism |
| "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President." | popular sovereignty |
