Government - Unit 2

Vocab 1

100

The people who helped write the Constitution?

framers

200

Government where everyone is bound by the U.S. Constitution?

Limited Government

300

Ruled by the people?

Popular Sovereignty

400

Changes to the Constitution that give people rights?

Bill of Rights

500

The distribution of equal powers; it controls (checks) on the other branches?

Balance of Power

Vocab 2

100

To make a change to something?

amended

200

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution?

Preamble

300

A "living" document created by the people of the U.S. that contain the laws and the power of the government?

Constitution

400

Approved in writing?

ratified

500

Powers of the national government divided into branches (groups) that make, enforce, or interpret laws?

Separation of Powers

Comprehension 1

100

What 3 words start the Preamble of the Constitution?

"We the people..."

200

How many principles were used to help draft the Constitution of the United States?

7

300

What 3 groups did not still have rights when the Bill of Rights was added?

Women, enslaved persons, and Native Americans

400

What word means "to make a change to something?"

amended

500

Over the past 200-plus years, how many changes (amendments) have there been to the structure of the Constitution?

27 changes

Comprehension 2

100

What are Amendments 1-10 collectively known as?

The Bill of Rights

200

Which Amendment (#) is the Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition the government?

Amendment I

300

What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?

Preamble, 7 Articles, and the signatures of the signers

400

What are the 3 branches of the government listed in Articles I, II, and III?

Legislative, executive, and judicial

500

What are 2 ways to ratify (approve) an amendment?

3/4 of the legislatures in the states must ratify any amendment; 3/4 of the states must have individual constitutional conventions to ratify the amendment