Principles of the Constitution
The Principle explains the basic right that every person deserves
Individual Rights
What are the First 10 amendments to the constitution called
The Bill of rights
This branch enforces the laws
Executive Branch
According to the U.S. Constitution, which entity holds the ultimate authority for government?
A. the President
B. The Supreme Court
C. Congress
D. the people
How many branches of government are established by the U.S. Constitution?
3
This principle explains how governments power is divided between the national and state government
Federalism
What are the freedoms that are protected by the 1st Amendment.
Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
This branch consists of the house of representatives and the senate.
Legislative Branch
What is the main purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
A. to establish the Bill of Rights
B. to outline the purposes of the government
C. to describe the duties of the President
D. to specify the process for amending the Constitution
What document did the U.S. Constitution replace?
Articles of Confederation
This principle explains how the power of the government is limited.
Limited government
This amendment protects you from illegal searches and seizures of property.
The 4th Amendment
This branch Consist of the Sumpreme Court
What term describes the division of power between the national government and the state governments in the United States?
A. unitary system
B. federalism
C. monarchy
D. confederation
Which part of the U.S. Constitution outlines and protects the rights of individuals from government overreach?
The Bill of Rights
This principle of the constitution is the idea that the government ruled based on what the people want
Republicanism
What amendment allows a person to own a gun
The 2nd Amendment
What term describes the system by which each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches?
Checks and balances
These are the 2 houses of the Legislative branch of the United States Government.
The Senate and the House of Representatives
What is the term for the principle that the government derives its authority from the consent of the governed?
Popular sovereignty
This principle of the constitution explains how the three branches of government watch and limit each other.
Checks and Balances
What is the 10th amendment?
It reserves the powers not delegated to the national government for the states
What is the main purpose of the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution?
to prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful
This is the process in which the Supreme Court has the power to judge whether actions of other branches are constituti
Judicial review
Federalists, many of the founding members of the first United States, were worried that addressing this topic in the first U.S. Constitution, that continued debate would lead to escalating and violent conflict, and recommended to "put it off for a later date".
Slavery