Instructions: Match each of the principles considered by our Founding Fathers in writing the U.S. Constitution with its matching description by writing the number of the matching description in the space provided to the left of the principle.
_____ Federalism
1 Limited Government
_____ Individual Rights
_____ Popular Sovereignty
_____ Republicanism
_____ Checks and Balances
7 Separation of Powers
Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments.
Division of powers amongst the three branches of government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
Powers of the federal government are limited to those specifically defined in the Constitution.
The Constitution gave each branch ways to “check” the other branches to prevent one branch from becoming more powerful than the other two branches.
Protections afforded by the Bill of Rights.
A democratic government of representatives elected by the people.
The people are “sovereign” and hold supreme power; thus, the powers of the government stem from the consent of the governed.
Answer (1)
1. Federalism - Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments.2. Limited Government - Powers of the federal government are limited to those specifically defined in the Constitution.3. Individual Rights - Protections afforded by the Bill of Rights. 4. Popular Sovereignty - The people are "sovereign" and hold supreme power; thus, the powers of the government stem from the consent of the governed.5. Republicanism - A democratic government of representatives elected by the people.6. Checks and Balances - The Constitution gave each branch ways to "check" the other branches to prevent one branch from becoming more powerful than the other two branches.7. Separation of Powers - Division of powers amongst the three branches of government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
