Principles of the u. s. government and constitution
1. each branch of our government - executive, legislative, and judicial - has its own responsibilities and abilities.
this is known as
governing power in the united states is shared by the federal (national) and state governments. this is known
as
judges can invalidate (cancel) laws that disagree with the u. s. constitution. this is called
4.
in the united states, citizens have power over the government. that idea is also known as
5.
our government is restricted in what it can do by the constitution. it can only exercise powers that are given to
by the people. this is called
5.
each branch of our government - executive, legislative, and judicial - can control or restrict the other two
branches. this is known as