Question

task 9 - multiple choice practice:

1. there can be no liberty if the same man or the same group has executive, legislative, and judicial control. this statement describes the principle of –

a. republicanism
b. limited government
c. federalism
d. separation of powers

1. exercising the right to vote for a representative is an example of –

a. popular sovereignty
b. republicanism
c. federalism
d. separation of powers

1. the system of checks and balances was established to –

a. protect the people’s freedom of expression
b. control the spending of tax money
c. prevent branches of government from abusing power
d. protect the states’ powers

1. the constitutional provision that delegates power to the national government, to the state governments, and to the people is called –

a. unitary system
b. confederate system
c. federalism
d. republicanism

Explanation:

Question 1

The principle of separation of powers divides government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches to prevent one group from having all control (which would limit liberty). Republicanism is about representative government, limited government is about restricted government power, and federalism is about state - national government power division. So the statement describes separation of powers.

Exercising the right to vote for a representative is a key part of republicanism, where people elect representatives to govern. Popular sovereignty is about people's ultimate power, federalism is about government levels, and separation of powers is about branch division. So this is an example of republicanism.

The system of checks and balances is designed so that each branch of government can check the others, which prevents any branch from abusing power. It's not mainly about protecting people's expression, controlling tax spending, or protecting states' powers (though it can have secondary effects on those, its main purpose is power abuse prevention).

Answer:

d. separation of powers

Question 2