Unit 1 Lesson 4 & 5

A ______ is a legal framework for government. It tells how a government is organized and run

The judicial branch can manage conflicts in executive branches of the federal and state gov are  enforcing the law.

Which of the following are you usually able to find out by reading a country's constitution? 

A law proposed in Congress is called a "bill" until it is passed by Congress.

A constitution is a framework that sets forth how a government is organized and run.

Both good and bad governments have constitutions.

In the story, "The Tragedy of Antigone" Thebes was a ______________.

A ______ means that there are limits on the powers of the person of group running the government

Which of the following are you usually able to find out by reading a country's constitution? 

The legislative branch has the power to make laws and manage conflicts over the laws it has made.

If the president vetoes a law made by Congress, the law cannot be put into effect.

The executive branch is responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws made by the legislative branch.

The Framers of the Constitution separated the powers of government and placed them in two branches.

A __ is a form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler such as a king/queen.

In constitutional gov., the constitution includes ways to ensure that people in government obey the limits on power.

A government that has unlimited powers is called a(n) __

All the people, including government leaders, must obey the __ of the land.

The Framers believed separating powers w/ different branches of gov it is difficult for 1 branch to dominate the others

The judicial branch can manage conflicts in executive branches of the federal and state gov are interpreting the law

The powers of Congress are divided btw. House of Representatives and the Senate to check each others' powers.

Define limits.

A __________________ is a parts of a person life that is not the business of the government.

It is possible for a constitutional government to have unlimited power.

In a constitutional government, the constitution is considered a "higher law" than other laws created by the government.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the constitution of a constitutional government? 

Even if there is no way to enforce limits on a gov., if limits are contained in a constitution, it has a const. gov.