Basic of the Constitution
What is the name of the first part, or introduction, to the Constitution?
What is the Preamble?
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Which article sets up the Legislative Branch?
What is Article One?
This article includes the Supremacy Clause, establishing the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
What is Article Six?
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights?
How many articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
What is 7?
Which branch of government enforces or carries out the laws?
What is the Executive Branch?
Which article describes the Executive Branch?
What is Article Two?
This article describes how the Constitution is ratified.
What is Article Seven?
Which amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly?
What is the First Amendment?
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
What is "We the People"?
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
What is the Judicial Branch?
Which article establishes the Judicial Branch?
What is Article Three?
What is the system called that makes sure no branch becomes too powerful?
What is Checks and Balances?
Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?
What is the Second Amendment?
What year was the Constitution written?
What is 1787?
What are the two parts of Congress?
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Which article explains how states relate to each other and the federal government?
What is Article Four?
What is the system that divides power between the national and state governments?
What is Federalism?
Which amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures?
What is Article Four?
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
What is the city of Philadelphia?
What is the main job of the Supreme Court?
What is to decide the constitutionality of a law?
Which article explains how to amend (change) the Constitution?
What is Article Five?
What is the principle that the government gets its power from the people?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Which amendment guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial by jury?
What is Article Six?