Constitution Part II

Constitution Part II

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​One Way To Remember

"People Like Rootbeer Floats, Skittles, and Chocolate Ice Cream​"

• ​People = Popular Sovereignty

• Like = Limited Government

• Rootbeer = Republicanism

• Floats = Federalism

• Skittles = Separation of Powers

• Chocolate = Checks and Balances

• Ice Cream = Individual Rights​

People can run for political office, campaign for individuals who run for political office, or protest decisions made by others. ​

​Example

The belief that people can and should govern themselves. The government gets its power from the people.​

​Explanation

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Open Ended

Give an example of Popular Sovereignty and Republicanism

If a representative commits a crime, then he/she would be arrested and placed on trial just like everybody else.​

​Example

Everybody has to follow the same laws. Even members of the government.​

​Explanation

LIMITED GOVERNMENT

Citizens elect representatives to Congress and a President.

The entire population cannot vote on every law so representatives do that for them.​

​Example

The people vote for someone to represent their views in their local, state, and federal governments. (Representative Government)​

​Explanation

REPUBLICANISM

Federal power - national defense

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State power - education and marriage laws​

​Example

The sharing of power between the state and federal (national) government​s.

​Explanation

FEDERALISM

Legislative: Makes the laws

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Executive: Enforces the laws

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Judicial: Interprets the laws​

​Example

The power of the federal (national) government​ is placed into 3 separate, but equal, branches

​Explanation

SEPARATION OF POWERS

Federal judges are nominated by the President, but must be approved by Congress.

Bills passed by Congress must be approved by the President.​

​Example

Each branch of the federal (national) government has the ability to check, or control, the powers of the other two branches​.

​Explanation

CHECKS AND BALANCES

Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition are all rights protected by the Bill of Rights​.

​Example

Unalienable rights (privileges with which people are born) that the government must protect.​

​Explanation

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

Draw

Draw an illustration for at least 1 of the 7 principles of the constitution

Multiple Choice

The idea that the government was created by the people of America was--

• Popular Sovereignty
• Republicansim
• Federalism
• Self-government

Multiple Choice

What is the principle of republicanism?

• Government should be split into three branches.
• The people create the government.
• The power of government should be limited.
• The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials. 

Multiple Choice

Who shares power according to the principle of federalism?

• Elected officials and appointed officials.
• State government and federal government.
• Executive and Legislative branches.
• People and government.

Multiple Choice

Which principle split the power of the government into three branches?

• Self-government
• Republicanism
• Separation of Powers
• Limited government

Multiple Choice

Why was the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution?

• To protect the idea of federalism.
• To make sure that the three branches of government would work properly.
• To provide additional guarantees for individual rights. 

Multiple Choice

Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--

• People elect their political representatives.
• people are the source of the government's power. 
• power is divided between national and state government. 

Multiple Choice

The Federal government is also known as?

• Limited government
• Main Governemnt
• National Government
• Official government

Multiple Choice

The fact that states can make their own laws is an example of which constitutional principle?

• separation of power
• federalism

Multiple Choice

When the Congress disagrees with a law President Obama is trying to pass,  they can veto the law. This action is an example of...

• limited government
• checks and balances

Multiple Choice

The principle of government that states each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches

• Checks & Balances
• Federalism
• Popular Soveriegnty

Multiple Choice

These are personal liberties (freedoms) and privileges that should be guaranteed to every citizen

• Individual Rights
• Separation of Powers
• Limited Government

Multiple Choice

This is the idea that everyone, citizens and powerful leaders alike, must obey the law

• Limited Government
• Republicanism
• Individual Rights

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government.

• Weak

• Strong

• Stable

• Big

Multiple Choice

The Preamble lists the __________ of the United States Constitution. (p. 14)

• Grievances

• Unalienable Rights

• Purposes

• Weaknesses

Multiple Choice

Who were the “framers” or “founding fathers” of the United States?

• the men who wrote the US Constitution

• the men who wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”

• the men who fought in the war against England

• the men who built the Statue of Liberty

Multiple Choice

The __________________ is the highest law in the land.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Preamble

Multiple Choice

for the United States of America

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• for ourselves and future generations

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

do ordain and establish this Constitution

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• The delegates and people living in the United States

• do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.

• The introduction to the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

to ourselves and our posterity

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• for ourselves and future generations

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

and secure the blessings of liberty

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• The delegates and people living in the United States

• do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.

• The introduction to the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

Promote the general welfare

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• The delegates and people living in the United States

• do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.

• The introduction to the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

Match with the meaning

Provide for the common defense

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

Match with the meaning

Insure domestic tranquility

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

Match with the meaning

Establish justice

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

Match with the meaning

In order to form a more perfect union

• to gain and keep peace in the United States

• set up a fair system of laws

• for all citizens throughout the United States of America

• in order to begin a better national government

• to create a strong military for protection of all US citizens

Multiple Choice

Match with the meaning

We the People of the United States,

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• The delegates and people living in the United States

• do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.

• The introduction to the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

According to the Preamble, the authority of the federal government comes from the ___.

• electoral college

• states

• people

• President

Multiple Choice

^{Match with the meaning}

Preamble

• gain and keep safe the gifts of freedom and independence

• encourage the condition of health and happiness for everyone

• The delegates and people living in the United States

• do make official and begin this written document of basic laws.

• The introduction to the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

Only Congress has the power to declare war.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There are how many voting members of the Senate?

• 100

• 250

• 25

• 400

Multiple Choice

The United States Congress is a bicameral legislature?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a power of Congress?

• To borrow Money

• To establish Post Offices

• To Regulate Commerce

• To play football

Multiple Choice

How many members does the House of Representatives have?

• 453

• 534

• 435

• 100

Multiple Choice

How is the number of Representatives determined?

• Popular Vote

• Proportional representation

• Senate decides

• Each State get an equal number

Multiple Choice

Which house is the Upper House?

• The Whitehouse

• Senate

• The Fun House

• House of Representatives

Multiple Select

What are the qualifications needed to be a member of the House of Representatives. Check all that apply

• 25 years old

• Must be female

• U.S. citizen of at least 7 years

• be a college graduate

• resides (lives) in the state when elected.

Multiple Choice

What is the term length for a member of the House of Representative.

• 6 years

• 4 years

• 2 years

• 25 years

Multiple Choice

How many Senators does each state have?

• 6

• 25

• 2

• 1

Multiple Select

What are the qualifications to be a Senator? Check all that apply.

• Must be a male.

• 30 years of age

• U.S. citizen for 9 years

• resides (lives) in the state when elected

• must be married

Multiple Choice

What is the term length for a Senator?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• lifetime

Multiple Choice

What are the two parts of Legislative branch?

• House of Representatives and Fire Department

• House of Blues and Senate Bean Soup

• House of Representatives and Senate

• House of teachers and Senate

Multiple Choice

What is the Legislative's main duty?

• to enforce laws

• to interpret laws

• to make laws

Multiple Choice

What Article of the Constitution covers the Legislative Branch?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a power of the president?

• Commander in Chief

• appoint ambassadors

• declare war

• grant pardons

Multiple Choice

Which Article of the Constitution creates the Executive Branch?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Multiple Choice

What does the executive branch do?

• Make the laws

• Enforce the laws

• Rule on the constitutionality of laws

Multiple Choice

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• Speaker of the House

• President

• Chief Justice

• Secretary of State

Multiple Choice

What are the qualifications to become President?

• 35 years old, natural born citizen, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 years
• 34 years old, a citizen for 14 years, and a resident for 7 years
• 25 years old, a natural born citizen, and a resident for 7 years

Multiple Choice

What amendment is about the vacancy of the Vice President?

• 22nd
• 24th
• 25th

Multiple Choice

Who replaces the President in the line of succession if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve?

• The President Pro Tempore
• The Speaker of the House
• The Secretary of State

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the group of people who head the Executive Branch departments and assist the President?

• The closet
• The Judicial Branch
• The Cabinet

Multiple Choice

What is the system used to indirectly elect the President of the United States?

• Popular vote
• Electoral College
• direct democracy

Multiple Choice

When is Inauguration Day?

• November 8th
• January 1st
• January 20th

Multiple Choice

What is the length of a President's term?

• 4 years
• 8 years
• 2 years

Multiple Select

After the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution how long in theory can anyone be president?

• In theory the longest anyone could be president is eight years.

• In theory the longest anyone could be president is twelve years if they are impeached during their first term but not removed from office then they get a "do-over" term.

• In theory the longest anyone could be president is eleven years if they serve three years of another president's term, and then two four-year terms of their own.

• In theory the longest anyone could be president is ten years if they serve two years of another president's term, and then two four-year terms of their own.

• In theory the longest anyone could be president is ten years if they are threatened with impeachment but exonerated during a sub-committee conference, they return an additional two-years per Article II Section VIV.

Open Ended

What are the requirements to be the president?

Open Ended

During the presidential debate Joe Biden said, "I am the ... party." Which unofficial role of the president was the presidential candidate referring to?

Open Ended

As the foreign policy leader of the United States can the president act alone in signing and creating treaties with other countries? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

As the chief executive of the federal government the president is most like the...

• A four star general in the US Army.

• The Speaker of the House.

• A CEO of a company.

• A teacher in a school.

Multiple Choice

What is executive power?

• The power to carry out the nation's laws.

• The power to execute those convicted in a court of law.

• The power to control the congress.

• The powers dictated by the constitution for the chief of state.

Fill in the Blank

If the Preamble of the Constitution lays out the principles of the American government and Article I of the Constitution focuses on Congress, Article II of the Constitution therefore lays out the powers, responsibilities, and restrictions on who or what?

Multiple Choice

How long do judges serve for?

• life
• 7 years
• 14 years

Multiple Choice

How many federal Supreme Courts are there?

• 1
• 13
• 94

Multiple Choice

How many Supreme Court Judges are there?

• 5
• 7
• 9

Multiple Choice

Who is the head of the Judicial Branch of Government?

• The Speaker of the House
• The President Pro Tempore
• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

How many kinds of federal courts are there?

• 1
• 3
• 5

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch of Government?

• to make laws
• to enforce laws
• to interpret laws
• to break laws

Multiple Choice

Which of these excerpts from the United States Constitution best reflects the principle of checks and balances?

• “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States . . . shall be the supreme Law of the Land. . . .”

• “The [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be [interpreted] to deny . . . others retained by the people.”

• “All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

• “Every Bill which shall have passed [Congress] shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the United States.”

Multiple Choice

Which of these could result if a state’s population declined over time?

• greater number of electors to the Electoral College

• reduced representation in the United States Senate

• increased funding from Congress for social programs

• reduced representation in the House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
the Supreme Court declares an presidential act unconstitutional?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
the President calls a special session of Congress?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential treaties?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential appointments?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress creates lower federal courts?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• none

Multiple Choice

This branch can override a presidential veto.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The Supremacy Clause states that 

• state laws are superior to federal laws
• federal laws are superior to state laws
• expressed powers are superior to implied powers
• Alabama is superior to Auburn

Multiple Select

Identify all of the following items which represent the Checks & Balances regulating our three Federal Branches of Government.

• Congressional Override of a Presidential Veto

• Recognition of the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the land

• The President calling for a special session of Congress to convene

• The ratification of the US Constitution

• The Supreme Court declaring an Executive Order as Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

How many states had to approve (ratify) the constitution before it could take effect?

• 13
• 9
• 22

Multiple Choice

Article VII is about ratifying (approving) the constitution.

• True
• False