Limiting Government Answer Key – How does this principle PRINCIPLE DEFINITION Restate in your own words government power? Popular belief that government The people create and control government. The people created government, so the was created by the will of people determine how much power Sovereignty the people government can have. Rule of Law belief that no one is Everyone has to follow the law. If everyone has to follow the law, no one above the law and the person can decide not to follow the law and law applies to everyone become too powerful. Separation the division of powers Government powers are separated into three By separating government into three between the legislative, branches. branches each branch has their own powers of Powers judicial, and executive and one branch isn’t more powerful than the branches others. Checks and the sharing and balancing One branch of government cannot become Each branch has the ability to check the of power so that one too powerful because the other branches can other branches power. This keeps the power Balances branch of government check on their actions. in balance between the three branches and cannot completely makes sure one branch doesn’t become too control the others powerful. Federalism a type of government Three levels of government with different Separating government into three levels where power is shared responsibilities limits what one level can do. between the levels of government (federal, state, local) Individual rights and freedom Rights of all people Recognizing that people have rights means belonging to a person that the government has to respect those Rights rights.
Limiting Government – Answer Key PRINCIPLE DEFINITION Restate in your own words How does this principle government power? Popular Sovereignty belief that government was created by the will of the people The people create and control government. The people created government, so the people determine how much power government can have. Rule of Law belief that no one is above the law and the law applies to everyone Everyone has to follow the law. If everyone has to follow the law, no one person can decide not to follow the law and become too powerful. Separation of Powers the division of powers between the legislative, judicial, and executive branches Government powers are separated into three branches. By separating government into three branches each branch has their own powers and one branch isn’t more powerful than the others. Checks and Balances the sharing and balancing of power so that one branch of government cannot completely control the others One branch of government cannot become too powerful because the other branches can check on their actions. Each branch has the ability to check the other branches power. This keeps the power in balance between the three branches and makes sure one branch doesn’t become too powerful. Federalism a type of government where power is shared between the levels of government (federal, state, local) Three levels of government with different responsibilities Separating government into three levels limits what one level can do. Individual Rights rights and freedom belonging to a person Rights of all people Recognizing that people have rights means that the government has to respect those rights.
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