chapter 3: lessons 3 & 4

Question 1

the lawmaking branch of government

Answer 1

legistlative branch

Question 2

the branch that carries out laws

Answer 2

executive branch

Question 3

the branch of government that interprets laws

Answer 3

judicial branch

Question 4

the idea that power lies with the people

Answer 4

popular sovereignty

Question 5

a government that can only do what the people allow it to do

Answer 5

limited government

Question 6

the principal that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

Answer 6

rule of law

Question 7

the split of authority amoung the legislative, exectutive, and judicial branches

Answer 7

seperation of powers

Question 8

a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others

Answer 8

checks and balances

Question 9

powers directly granted to the national government by the constitution

Answer 9

enumerated powers

Question 10

powers the constitution doesn’t give to the government; powers set aside for the states

Answer 10

reserved powers

Question 11

powers shared by the state and federal governments

Answer 11

concurrent powers

Question 12

a clause stating that the constitution and other laws and treaties made by the national government are the “Supreme Law of the Land”

Answer 12

supremacy clause

Question 13

why can the united states be described as a reprasentative democracy

Answer 13

because people elect members of congress to make laws

Question 14

what are some examples of concurrent powers

Answer 14

power to tax and build roads

Question 15

what are some examples of reserved powers

Answer 15

oversee elections and creating marrige laws

Question 16

what are some examples of enumerated powers

Answer 16

the power to declare war and coin money.

Question 17

sets the stage for the consitution and lays out the goals of the constitution

Answer 17

The preamble

Question 18

describes the duties of the three main parts of government

Answer 18

the seven articles

Question 19

intended to ensure the rights of citizens and are changes or updates that have been made

Answer 19

admendments

Question 20

what article outlines the powers of the legistlative branch giving it all lawmaking ability

Answer 20

article one

Question 21

what article provides for the executive branch, or law enforcing branch

Answer 21

article two

Question 22

what article provides for the judicial branch to interpret laws and see that theyre fairly applied

Answer 22

article three

Question 23

what article explains the relationship between the states and the national government

Answer 23

article four

Question 24

what article describes when and how the constitution can be changed

Answer 24

article five

Question 25

what article declares the constitution the “Supreme Law of the Land”

Answer 25

article six

Question 26

what article describes how the constitution was to be ratified

Answer 26

article seven