Natural rights
Every election in U.S. society reaffirms the principle of
consent of the governed
A government facing protests and demonstrations that are supported by most of its citizens and spread across its territory has lost
consent of the governed
An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is
education
A "limited government" is a government that
has restrictions on the powers of its officials
The Constitution divides the U.S. government into three branches that can each stop, or check, actions of the other branches. This division of power is a result of the principle of
limited government
One purpose of government is to
protect citizens rights
Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of
representative government
In 2011, a movement known as Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. The protestors asserted that large corporations had too much influence on government. They blamed this influence for greater financial problems for the majority of Americans, such as the lack of jobs. Which principle do the protestors most likely believe government violated?
representative government
An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a
school
This doctor has the right to assist this patient because
she is licensed by the government to practice medicine
"In the government of this commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them. The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them. The judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them. To the end it may be a government of laws and not of men."-Massachusetts Constitution, Part the First, Article XXX, 1780 Which two government principles does this quote reflect?
Rule of law, limited government