Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________________ Period: __________
Principles of Democracy
1. Limited Government
a. each branch of govt. has powers to
limit the others
2. Popular Sovereignty
b. government is not ALL powerful to
do what it wants
3. Separation of Powers
c. the national & state governments
share powers
4. Checks & Balances
d. the people have the power
5. Federalism
e. the powers of government are
held in three branches
Fill in the blanks:
6.
Limited government means that the federal government should only be able to have the powers
that are listed in the ______________________and not have unlimited power.
7.
Popular sovereignty means that the people exercise their power by their ability to
______________.
8.
Separation of powers means that power should be separated into ______________________.
9.
Checks & balances is the concept that each branch has the ability to ____________ the other
branches from doing something bad.
10.
Federalism means that the national government must work with the ____________________
governments.
Word Bank:
a. Constitution
b. State
c. Stop
d. Three Branches
e. Vote
Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________________ Period: __________
Principles of Democracy
1. Limited Government
a. each branch of govt. has powers to
limit the others
2. Popular Sovereignty
b. government is not ALL powerful to
do what it wants
3. Separation of Powers
c. the national & state governments
share powers
4. Checks & Balances
d. the people have the power
5. Federalism
e. the powers of government are
held in three branches
Fill in the blanks:
6.
Limited government means that the federal government should only be able to have the powers
that are listed in the ______________________and not have unlimited power.
7.
Popular sovereignty means that the people exercise their power by their ability to
______________.
8.
Separation of powers means that power should be separated into ______________________.
9.
Checks & balances is the concept that each branch has the ability to ____________ the other
branches from doing something bad.
10.
Federalism means that the national government must work with the ____________________
governments.
Word Bank:
a. Constitution
b. State
c. Stop
d. Three Branches
e. Vote