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