Chapter 3 Section 1: Structure and Principles of the Constitution
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Chapter 3 Section 1: Structure and Principles of the Constitution
Write down the following definitions/sentence frames in your notebook. Then identify the key term that matches each description.
1. Term that means that the government’s authority comes from the people 2. Branch of government that makes the nation’s laws 3. System that gives each branch of government the authority to restrain the powers of the other two branches 4. Reject a piece of legislation 5. Power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are valid under the Constitution 6. The three branches of government are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the ______branch. 7. The Constitution established three branches of government to ensure that no one branch has too much power. This is called ______. 8. ______has the power to override a presidential veto with ______. 9. The principle of judicial review was established in 1803 by the landmark Supreme Court case ______. 10. The ______declares that the Constitution is “the supreme law of the land.”
Chapter 3 Section 1: Structure and Principles of the Constitution
Write down the following definitions/sentence frames in your notebook. Then identify the key term that matches each description.
11. Term that means that the government’s authority comes from the people 12. Branch of government that makes the nation’s laws 13. System that gives each branch of government the authority to restrain the powers of the other two branches 14. Reject a piece of legislation 15. Power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are valid under the Constitution 16. The three branches of government are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the ______branch. 17. The Constitution established three branches of government to ensure that no one branch has too much power. This is called ______. 18. ______has the power to override a presidential veto with ______. 19. The principle of judicial review was established in 1803 by the landmark Supreme Court case ______. 20. The ______declares that the Constitution is “the supreme law of the land.”