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NAME CLASS DATE Section 1: Guided Reading and Review The Six Basic Principles CHAPTER 3 A. As You Read As you read Section 1, fill in a description of each of the six basic principles of the Constitution, shown in the chart below. Principle Popular Sovereignty 1. Description government by the consent of the governed Limited Government 2. Government is not all-powerful; it may do only what people empower it to do. Separation of Powers 3. distribution of power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches Checks and Balances 4. Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches. Judicial Review 5. The Court has the power to determine the constitutionality of government actions. Federalism 6. division of power among a central government and several regional governments B. Reviewing Key Terms Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. © Pearson Education, Inc. 7. The idea that government and its officers are always subject to— never above—the law is described as the ________________________________. rule of law 8. The principle of ________________________________ constitutionalism expresses the concept that government must be conducted according to constitutional principles. 9. Judicial review is the power to declare a government action that violates some provision of the Constitution to be ________________________________. unconstitutional 10. The ________________ Preamble is the brief introduction that begins the Constitution. Guided Reading and Review Chapter 3 25
NAME CLASS DATE CHAPTER 3 Section 2: Guided Reading and Review Formal Amendment A. As You Read As you read Section 2, answer the following questions. Formal Amendment Process 1. What are the two steps involved in the first method of amending the Constitution? a. __________________________________________________________________ Proposed by Congress by a two-thirds vote in both houses. b. __________________________________________________________________ Ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures. 2. What are the two steps involved in the second method of amending the Constitution? a. __________________________________________________________________ Proposed by Congress by a two-thirds vote in both houses. b. __________________________________________________________________ Ratified by special conventions in three-fourths of the States. 3. What are the two steps involved in the third method of amending the Constitution? a. __________________________________________________________________ Proposed at a national convention when requested by two-thirds of the State legislatures. b. __________________________________________________________________ Ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures. 4. What are the two steps involved in the fourth method of amending the Constitution? a. __________________________________________________________________ Proposed at a national convention. b. __________________________________________________________________ Ratified by special conventions held in three-fourths of the States. The 27 Amendments 5. What is the Bill of Rights? __________________________________________________ the first ten amendments, setting out constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression and belief, of freedom and security of the person, and of fair and equal treatment before the law 6. Which amendments were results of the Civil War? ______________________________ the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments B. Reviewing Key Terms Use each key term below in a sentence that reflects the meaning of the term. Possible sentences below 7. amendment ________________________________________________________________ The Constitution can only be changed by amendments. © Pearson Education, Inc. 8. formal amendment __________________________________________________________ A formal amendment results in a written change to the Constitution. 26 Chapter 3 Guided Reading and Review
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