The Constitution
100 – What document provides a written plan for the U.S. government?
Answer: The Constitution
100 – In what type of government does ultimate power belong to the people?
Answer: Democracy
100 – What system divides power between the federal government and the states?
Answer: Federalism
100 – How many branches of government does the Constitution create?
Answer: Three
100 – What body heads the legislative branch?
Answer: Congress
200 – What does the Constitution describe about the government?
Answer: How it is organized
200 – In what type of government do people elect representatives to make laws?
Answer: Republic
200 – Powers given to both federal and state governments are called what?
Answer: Shared powers
200 – Which branch makes the laws?
Answer: Legislative branch
200 – What are the two houses of Congress?
Answer: Senate and House of Representatives
300 – What does the Constitution specify about government power?
Answer: What the government may and may not do
300 – What type of government combines features of a democracy and a republic?
Answer: Representative democracy
300 – Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for whom?
Answer: The states
300 – Which branch enforces laws?
Answer: Executive branch
300 – Who heads the executive branch?
Answer: The President
400 – What type of document is the Constitution because it can change over time?
Answer: A living document
400 – Which type of government is established by the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: Representative democracy
400 – What system of government was created at the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: Federal system / federalism
400 – Which branch interprets laws?
Answer: Judicial branch
400 – What court heads the judicial branch?
Answer: The U.S. Supreme Court
500 – What is the process called when the Constitution is changed?
Answer: Amendment
500 – Why is the United States not a direct democracy?
Answer: Citizens elect representatives to make laws
500 – Why did the Constitution divide powers between federal and state governments?
Answer: To limit power and prevent abuse
500 – What principle prevents one branch from having too much power?
Answer: Separation of powers
500 – Who helps lead the executive branch besides the president?
Answer: The Vice President