Ch.3 Section 1
Key
Principle
Description
Popular
Sovereignty
1. Government by the consent of the people. Power
comes from the people and the government is chosen
by the people to rule by them.
Limited
Government
2. The people are the only source of any and all
government authority; and has only the only the
authority the people have given it. The Government is
not all-powerful it must follow the law . This goes with
the concept of rule of law- all government official
must follow the law and are subject to it. No one is
above the law. Government may do only what people
empower it to do. In our case the government is
limited in what it can do by the Constitution.
Separation
of Powers
3. Distribution of power among legislative, executive and
judicial branches to make sure no branch had too
much power .
Checks and
Balances
4. Each branch is subject to a number of
constitutional checks, or restraints by the
other branches. This is to limit the amount of
power that any one branch may have and
make sure they are doing what they are
supposed to do.
Judicial
Review
5. The Court has the power to determine the
constitutionality of government actions.
Basically, the Courts have the power to
declare unconstitutional– to declare illegal,
null and void, of force- a government action
found to violate some provision of the
Constitution. *Note this is an assumed
power. It is not provided for in the
Constitution
Federalism Division of powers among a central
government and several regional
governments. In the U.S. the powers
are distributed between the
National and State’s Governments.
7. Rule of law
8. Constitutionalism
9. Unconstitutional
10.Preamble
Chapter 3 Section 2
1. What are the two steps involved in the
method of Amending the Constitution?
A. Proposed by Congress by a 2/3 vote in both
houses
B. Ratified by ¾ of the state legislatures
2. What are the two steps involved in the
second method of amending the
Constitution?
A. Proposed by Congress by 2/3 vote in both
houses
B. Ratified by special conventions in ¾ of the
states
3. What are the two steps involved in the third
method of amending the Constitution?
A. Proposed at a national convention when
requested by 2/3 of the State legislatures
B. Ratified by ¾ of the States legislatures
4. What are the two steps involved in the
fourth method of amending the
Constitution?
A. Proposed at a national convention
B. Ratified by special convention held in ¾ of
the States
5. What is the Bill of Rights?
• The first ten amendments, setting out
constitutional guarantees of freedom of
expression and belief, of freedom and security of
the person, and of fair and equal treatment
before the law
6. Which amendment were results of the Civil
War?
• 13th, 14th , and 15th Amendments
7. Amendment- The Constitution can only be
changed by Amendments
8. Formal Amendment- a formal amendment
results in a written change to the Constitution