#CON - Principles of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?

• "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members...."

• 'The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...."

• "The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore...."

• "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof."

Where do representatives make laws and decisions?

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​(NOTE: The Legislative Branch)

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions

• The division of power between a federal government and state governments

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

10th Amendment

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of this amendment?

• To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

• To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

• To limit the authority of the federal government

• To increase the participation of citizens in state government

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes a characteristic of the national government established by the U.S. Constitution?

• The powers of the national government were limited.

• The Supreme Court had the authority to create lower courts.

• The President had exclusive control over all government activities.

• The states kept the most governmental powers.

Multiple Choice

Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches of the national government?

• to insure that the legislative branch was bicameral

• to make sure all laws were approved by the Supreme Court

• to make sure the President was superior to the legislature

• to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power

Multiple Choice

This excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Popular sovereignty

• Individual rights

Multiple Choice

Why was a bill of rights added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To strengthen the authority of the federal government

• To improve the organization of the judiciary

• To give each state an equal amount of power

• To protect individual freedoms from the federal government