Download Government Ch.3 Section Questions

3.1 Section Questions
1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5A, 6A
1.
b. The government might neglect their responsibilities.
2.
b. It creates the government's structure.
3.
b. Yes. It gives citizens control of the government.
4.
b. The rule of law is the concept that every member of society, including the ruler or government, must
obey the law and is never above it.
This concept is applied in the principle of limited government, by which the powers and functions of
government are restricted by the U.S Constitution and other laws.
5.
a. It addresses not having one all powerful branch or group, instead, it provides three branches with the
ability to check and balance the others.
6.
a. It prevents any one branch of government from gaining too much power.
3.2 Section Questions
1A, 1B, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B
1.
a. The world changes, and he believed that the constitution should change with the world to keep it as
applicable as possible.
b. Madison did not believe that the constitution should change much at all. He believed that, if it was
changed too often, it could threaten the liberty of the people.
2.
b. It is a change or addition to the constitution.
3.
a. The same process for adding an amendment is used to repeal an amendment.
b. It requires a majority of states, people, or other groups in many different parts of the process.
4.
a. It protects the basic rights of humans that can not be infringed.
b. Examples include women’s right to vote, freedom of African Americans, and more.
3.3 Section Questions
1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A