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Principles of the Constitution
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1. Articles I, II and II of the Constitution reflect this principle.

2. What do all of the principles have in common?

3. What are three ways the Constitution limits government?

4. The Bill of Rights reflect which principle of the Constitution?

5. The President is commander-in-chief, but Congress can declare war reflects this principle.

6. No one person or group in government has unlimited power.

7. The fact that the judicial branch has the power to decide legal cases reflects this principle.

8. The Constitution denies the states the power to create their own currency reflects this principle.

9. What is a difference between federalism and separation of powers?

10. Division of powers between the federal and state levels of government.

11. What are the limitations of government?

12. The process of the U.S. Supreme Court deciding the constitutionality of a law or executive action.

13. Principle that Amendments 15, 19, 23, 24 and 26 reflect?

14. No one branch has more power than any other. Each branch cannot make a major decision without the consent of at least one other branch.

15. Principle that Amendment 4 reflects?

16. The phrase 'We the people...' in the Preamble of the Constitution reflects this principle.

17. The fact that the state level of government has the power to create a public school system reflects this principle.

18. Principle that Amendment 1 reflects?

19. What are 4 core principles of the American Revolution?

20. Power is held by the people who select leaders and make decisions through voting.

21. Division of powers between the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial).

22. The conflicts between state and federal marijuana, fracking, net neutrality, abortion, and marriage laws reflects which of the principles of the Constitution?

23. Principle that Amendment 10 reflects?

24. List three ways that constitutional government in the U.S. can change.

25. What do separation of powers and federalism have in common?