The _____________, or introduction, states why the U.S. Constitution was written.

• Articles

• divided sections

• Structure

• Preamble

Federalism is the idea of combining political power between a large group and smaller groups.

• True

• False

________________________is defined as "a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people".

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Petitioning

• Social Contract

_____________________ is important because it allows laws that are inconsistent with the constitution (that violate the rights and liberties protected by the constitution) to be revised or expunged without a full act of the legislature.

• Judicial review

• Vetoing

• Limited Government

• Congress

Article III, section 1, establishes a _________ to head the ______________________.

• supremacy clause; executive branch

• Supreme Court; judicial branch

• separation of powers; Congress

• Right to petition; judicial branch

Limited government defines how much power the government can have, which is decided on how much the people give them.

• True

• False

With checks and balances, if one branch has more than the other groups, the others either help to decrease the powers of that group, or build themselves up so they are on the same level

• True

• False

How many times has the U.S. Constitution be changed?

• 28

• 17

• 25

• 27

Which principles was not actually in the Constitution?

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

Which U.S. Constitution Article explains the relationship of the states to one another and the national government?

• v

• IV

• III

• IIIV