Civics Study Guide Ch 5 Sec 3 Structure of the Constitution

The main purpose of the U.S. Constitution is to:

• Tell the people what to do.
• Provide for a plan of government
• Help people solve their problems
• Understand the law

There are three main parts to the U.S. Constitution. Which one would not belong?

• Preamble
• Articles
• amendments
• Laws

Which one of these descriptions would not belong of the U.S. Constitution?

• It is the highest authority in the nation
• It is the basic law of the United States
• The document is a symbol of our nation
• None of these answers because they all belong.

Which part of the Constitution states the goals of the constitution?

• Preamble
• Articles
• amendments
• Laws

This part of the Constitution has 7 of them and shows us how the government will be set up.

• Preamble
• Articles
• amendments
• Laws

The Preamble has 6 stated goals. Which one of these would not belong?

• To form a single nation (To form a more perfect union)
• To allow people a chance to vote a new government in (Popular Sovereignty)
• To make sure all people are treated the same (Establish Justice)
• To guarantee the right of liberty to ourselves and our children (To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity)

Article I deals with the Legislative branch. What is the big job of this branch of government?

• Makes the laws
• protects the citizens
• Enforces the laws
• Interprets the laws

Article II talks about the branch that will enforce or carry out the law. Which branch is this?

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Monarchy

Article III of the Constitution deals with which branch?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Monarchy

It was the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is the last part of the Constitution. 

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Gathering
• The Bill of Rights
• The Preamble