click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
constitution 23
constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the main parts of the constitution? | preamble, articles, amendmaents |
| what are the five main principles of american goverment? | popular sovereight, limitted goverment, federalism, sepration of powers, checks and balances |
| what princeples of government are reflected in the bill of rights? | limited government |
| what clause in the constitution allows the government to expand its powers? | elastic clause |
| why is the principle of checks and balances important to american democracy? | so no branch of government has to much power over the other one |
| what are the 6 goals? | to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, insure domestic tranpuility, promote general welfare, provise for the common defense, to form a more perfect union, establish justice |
| what is the 3/5 compromise? | when the slaves became part of the population |
| why did he constitution divide the federal government i=into three branches? | so that one part of the government didn't have more powere than the rest of the government |
| what powers are given to both federal and state government? | trade, criinal courts, taxes, and roads |
| why were many americans afraid of a strong central government? | they don't want it to became like a king nation again |
| what was the main difference between the articles of constitution? |