Constitution Vocab
Word Bank
Judicial Review
Popular
Sovereignty
Federalism
Limited
Government
Citizens should
have as much
Individual
freedom as
possible
Separation of
Powers
Majority Rule
with guaranteed
rights for
minorities
Checks and
Balances
Civilian of the
Military
_________________________________ The built in power of the courts to determine whether
or not the government’s actions are legal, according to the constitution.
_________________________________ Military control is placed under a democratically
elected government, and it is restricted the limits placed on it by the Constitution.
_________________________________ Distributing the powers of government between three
different branches, so no one branch has too much power.
_________________________________ The system the three branches have to limit each other.
_________________________________ Interference on one’s freedoms should primarily occur
when a person’s freedom would interfere with someone else’s freedoms.
_________________________________ All political power belongs to the people and
government can only govern with the consent of the people.
_________________________________ Governmental powers divided between a central
government and smaller local governments.
_________________________________ Every citizen should feel comfortable that their basic
rights or protected, regardless of the opinion of the majority.
_________________________________ The government is not all powerful, it may only do
certain things which the people have empowered it to do.