Constitution Study Guide

What did the Constitution replace?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?

• Legislative
• Judicial
• Executive
• Constitutional

The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.

• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• Articles
• Naturalization

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignity
• Checks and balances
• Federalism

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. 

This illustration shows

• checks and balances
• separation of powers

The Federal government is also known as?

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

-Interprets the laws, makes sure they are constitutional 

• Executive/ President
• Judicial/ Supreme Court
• Federalism/ Republic
• Legislative/ Congress

- This branch carries out the laws

• Judicial/ Supreme Court
• Legislative/ Congress
• Executive/President 
• Local Judges 

-This branch makes the laws

• Congress
• President
• Judges
• Police Officers