Question

use pages 12 - 14 of the student text to complete the worksheet.
matching
match each word to its definition, and write the letter in the blank.

1. popular sovereignty
2. judicial review
3. federalism
4. unconstitutional
5. veto

a. actions or laws not allowed by the constitution
b. the power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are unconstitutional
c. the idea that the people are the supreme rulers of the government
d. to reject and send back
e. the national government and the state governments share power
fill in the blank
use the words in the word - bank to complete each passage.
constitution balances states power
supreme national separation government
the government under the articles of confederation did not work because congress did not have enough ____________ to do its job. the ____________ seemed more like separate countries than parts of a union.
representatives met in philadelphia and wrote the ____________. it is the __________ law of the united states. the constitution explains the powers of the __________ government. it is based on popular sovereignty, limited __________, __________ of powers, checks and ____________, and federalism.

Explanation:

1. Popular sovereignty is the idea that the people are the supreme rulers of the government, so 1 - C. Judicial review is the power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are unconstitutional, so 2 - B. Federalism is the national government and the state governments share power, so 3 - E. Unconstitutional means actions or laws not allowed by the Constitution, so 4 - A. Veto means to reject and send back, so 5 - D.

For the fill - in - the - blanks: The government under the Articles of Confederation did not work because Congress did not have enough power to do its job. The states seemed more like separate countries than parts of a union. Representatives met in Philadelphia and wrote the Constitution. It is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution explains the powers of the national government. It is based on popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.

Answer:

Matching:

1. C. the idea that the people are the supreme rulers of the government
2. B. the power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are unconstitutional
3. E. the national government and the state governments share power
4. A. actions or laws not allowed by the Constitution
5. D. to reject and send back

Fill in the blank:

1. power
2. states
3. Constitution
4. supreme
5. national
6. government
7. separation
8. balances