P. of the Constitution

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Principles of the Constitution:

Principle:

Definition:

Popular sovereignty

 

 

Limited government

 

 

Checks & balances

 

 

Judicial Review

 

 

 

Federalism

 

 

 

Separation of powers

 

 

 

Application:

For each situation, name the correct principle:

  1. There is a California state supreme court and a US Supreme Court.

 

  1. Every two years, the members of the House of Representatives are elected.

 

  1. The president is the commander-in-chief; Congress declares war.

 

  1. The Congress has the power to impeach the president.

 

  1. The states may set their own speed limit on non-federal highways.

 

  1. The president may veto a bill.

 

  1. “We the people of the United States . . .

 

  1. The Supreme Court struck forced President Nixon to hand over his tapes in US v. Nixon.

 

  1. Article I, Section 9 of the US Constitution lists actions the government may not take.

 

  1. There is a California governor and a US president.

 

  1. The Supreme Court struck down “separate but equal” in Brown v. Board of Education.

 

  1. The president suggests a budget to Congress each year; Congress passes the budget.