Question

The Constitution gives Congress the power to overturn a President’s veto with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. What principle of democracy does this provision BEST illustrate? A) rule of law B) due process C) limited government D) civic responsibility

Answer 1

C. Limited government is definitely the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer: The Constitution gives Congress the power to overturn a President’s veto with a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The principle of democracy does this provision best illustrate is the limited government .

Explanation:

A limited government is one whose functions and powers exercised through the State are limited or restricted by law, usually through a constitution.

A constitution is a legal-political text, arising from a constituent power, which has the purpose of constituting the separation of powers, defining and creating the constituted powers (legislative, executive and judicial).

It is also the fundamental law of a State, with a higher rank than the rest of the legal norms, on the basis of the entire legal system, including the regime of the rights and freedoms of citizens, also defining the powers and institutions of the political organization.