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Popular sovereignty is government based on consent of the people. The government’s source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people. Government established by free choice of the people is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power. There are four ways that popular sovereignty is expressed in a democracy. First, the people are involved either directly or through their representatives in the making of a constitution. .Second, the constitution made in the name of the people is ratified by a majority vote of the people or by representatives elected by the people. Third, the people are involved directly or indirectly in proposing and ratifying amendments to their constitution.. Fourth, the people indicate support for their government when they vote in public elections, uphold the constitution and basic principles of their government, and work to influence public policy decisions and otherwise prompt their representatives in government to be accountable to them.
According to the document, what is popular sovereignty? ________________________________________
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What are three ways we see popular sovereignty in the Constitution?
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1. Which statement best illustrates the meaning of federalism?
(1) All citizens enjoy the basic rights of freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.
(2) The Constitution delegates certain powers to the national government but reserves
other powers for the states.
(3) The Constitution can be changed by amendments ratified by Congress.
(4) The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, and the
Senate has the power to conduct an impeachment trial.
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Use the excerpt below to answer question number 2.
. . . But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department, the necessary constitutional means, and personal motives, to resist encroachments of the others. The provision for defence must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate [corresponding] to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. . . . — James Madison, The Federalist No. 51, 1788
2. In this passage, James Madison argues for the governing principle known as
(1) checks and balances (3) executive privilege
(2) representative government (4) popular sovereignty
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Use the excerpt below to answer question number 3.
. . . The Executive and the Legislative are so dangerously blended as to give just cause of alarm, and everything relative thereto, is couched in such ambiguous terms—in such vague and indefinite expression, as is a sufficient ground without any other objection, for the reprobation [disapproval] of a system, that the authors dare not hazard to a clear investigation. . . . There is no provision for a rotation, nor any thing to prevent the perpetuity [permanence] of office in the same hands for life; which by a little well timed bribery, will probably be done, to the exclusion of men of the best abilities from their share in the offices of government. . . .
— Mercy Otis Warren, 1788
3. What reason does Mercy Otis Warren give for the position she stated concerning the
executive and legislative branches?
(1) The duties of the president and of Congress were not clearly separated.
(2) Federal courts were a threat to individual liberty.
(3) The thirteen states could never agree on important issues.
(4) The United States Constitution would benefit only a wealthy few.
4. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional
principles that directly
(1) empower more voters
(2) restrict individual liberties
(3) involve citizens in the governing process
(4) reduce the concentration of governmental power
5. The United States Constitution provides that federal judges be appointed for life
primarily to
(1) protect judicial decision-making from the influence of political pressure
(2) provide time for a more thorough investigation of cases
(3) ensure that judicial decisions are based on precedent
(4) guarantee that different viewpoints are represented on the Supreme Court
6.The Supreme Court can influence the actions of the other two branches of the federal
government by
(1) vetoing legislation (2) pardoning criminals
(3) exercising judicial review (4) impeaching the president
1. The authors of the United States Constitution established a bicameral legislature
primarily because they
(1) wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty
(2) reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over
representation
(3) hoped to weaken the power of Congress
(4) wanted to create an independent judiciary elected by the people
2. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to
(1) create immigration quotas
(2) determine each state’s representation in Congress
(3) establish the number of appointed federal judges
(4) justify funding for public education