Civics

The first attempt at writing a constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

• cabinet
• representatives
• Parliament
• Congress

The beginning part of the Constitution

• Article I
• Amendments
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble

The main job of the legislative branch

• determine if laws are unconstitutional

• veto laws

• write laws

• approve laws made by the President

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes

.  Who has the expressed power to declare war?  

• President
• Congress
• House
• Senate

Role of the judicial branch

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws
• impeach a president

Highest court in the land

• appellate courts
• trial courts
• district courts
• Supreme Courts

Name for a Supreme Court judge

• bench
• jury
• judicial review
• justice

Unconstitutional means _____________

• to charge a public official with wrong doing
• the Constitution does NOT allow it
• rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
• to determine the meaning of the Constitution