US Constitution Test Review

This document guaranteed the American colonists the same rights as Englishmen

• US Constitution

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Branch that interprets the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Congress

Branch whose powers are outlined in Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Senate

Branch that makes the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• President

Branch that carries out the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• House

Government with definite restrictions to its power

• Consent of the Governed

• Rule of Law

• Representative Government

• Limited Government

Government's powers are divided into three branches

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law

This is where the purposes of government are listed

• Preamble

• Article 2

• Article 8

• 14th Amendment

This principle states that government officials must follow the law

• Consent of the Governed

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

A written change to the Constitution

• Preamble

• Article

• Amendment

• Confederation