U.S. Constitution

In 1787, there was a meeting of state delegates to make decisions about how the Government should be run. What was this meeting called?

• Great American Party

• First Congressional Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• First Founding Fathers Association

What powers does the Legistlative Branch Have (select three that apply)

• Control the Budget

• approve presidential nominations

• enforce federal laws

• interpret laws

• impeach and remove the president from office

True or False. The main goal of the Constitutional Convention was to create a government balanced between Federal power and individual, fundamental rights?

• True

• False

True or False. The Constitution was written three years after the founding fathers gathered at the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

What document is known as the "supreme law of the land"?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The U.S. Supreme Court

• The Louisiana Purchase

True or False. The President can veto a law, but the legislative branch can override that veto with enough votes

• True

• False

True or False: The Judicial Branch Nominates Supreme Court Justices

• True

• False

True or False. When the Supreme Court decides a case it automatically becomes the law of the land.

• True

• False

The Constitution divided the government into three branches to create a separation of powers and make sure that no one branch would be able to control too much power. This system is called what?

• Checks and Balances

• Scales of Justice

• Point and Counterpoint

• Balancing the Power

The Legislative branch makes laws, but who has the right to veto those laws?

• President of the United States

• Vice President

• Supreme Court

• Any Group Represented by a Lawyer