US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which principle best matches the quote? Use the clues.“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.” James Madison, The Federalist 45
A
Rule of Law
B
Democracy
C
Limited Government
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Roots Of Liberty | The Powers Delegated to the Federal Government Are Few and Defined. The doctrine of enumerated powers stands for the idea that Congress has only those powers that are enumerated in the Constitution, which the people delegated to Congress when they ratified the Constitution or later amended it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Popular sovereignty was asserted as a founding principle of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence of 1776 asserts that legitimate governments are those ‘’deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first three words in the Constitution are the most powerful: We the People. They declare that the Constitution derives its power not from a king or a Congress, but from the people themselves. This concept of popular sovereignty-power to the people-is the foundation upon which the entire Constitution depends.

Detailed explanation-4: -Federalism is the word used to describe the Constitution’s system of dividing political power between the national government and the states.

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