AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Chapter 3, Section 1 Funsheet KEY

1. The standard we are covering is SSCG3. 2. The supreme law of the land is the Constitution. 3. The Preamble is the introduction the Constitution. 4. Copy the table below. Label it correctly. Write the description of each article.
Section I II III IV V VI VII Articles of the Constitution Description The Legislative Branch The Executive Branch The Judicial Branch Relations among the states The Amending Process National Supremacy Ratification of the Constitution

5. Copy the table below. Label it correctly. Write the description of each principle. Six Basic Principles Principle Description
Popular Sovereignty Limited Government Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Judicial Review Federalism Government by the consent of the governed Government can only do what people empower it to do Our government is divided into three independent and coequal branches The three branches of government have powers that permit them to check the actions of the other branches the power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government, and several regional governments