U.S. Constitution Brainpop

Which of these can be found in the U.S. Constitution?

• Laws governing bankruptcy procedures.

• Laws making burglary, murder, and assault illegal.

• Laws governing the operation of the judicial branch of the government.

• Laws that grant individual states the power to secede from the Union.

The founders tried to make the Constitution flexible, so it could take the country into the future. How did they accomplish this?

• By allowing Congress to write a new Constitution every 100 years

• By allowing judges to write new laws

• By making sure the Constitution was amendable

• By allowing the President to ignore laws he opposes

Which of these is a main principle of the Constitution?

• All citizens are entitled to a large number of individual rights.

• The punishment should fit the crime.

• The American government is based on 10 core values.

• The President is more powerful than Congress and the Supreme Court.

How is republicanism different from direct rule?

• In direct rule, the federal government has all the power; in a republic, power is divided between the states

• In direct rule, laws are written by judges and bureaucrats; in a republic, the people themselves make the law.

• In direct rule, the President is elected by the electoral college; in a republic, the President is elected by the people.

• In direct rule, people can make their own laws; in a republic, elected representatives make laws.

In the term "popular sovereignty," what does "sovereignty" mean?

• In a way that people support.

• Power or authority.

• Voting.

• Slavery.

Which choice is an example of "checks and balances?"

• The President can sign bills into law.

• With enough votes, Congress can pass laws.

• The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional.

• Both the President and members of Congress must win elections.

How does the Constitution separate the powers of the federal government?

• Into 50 states

• Into seven main principles

• Into 10 amendments

• Into three coequal branches

Which of the following is a power of the federal government?

• The power to sign peace treaties with other countries

• The power to pass school budgets

• The power to issue state income taxes

• The power to ratify local laws

What would happen if a state law violated the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitutional law would be overturned

• The state law would be overturned

• Nothing; state laws are allowed to contradict the Constitution

• The state would be expelled from the Union

What can you conclude about the concept of limited government?

• It means that federal laws don't apply to everyone

• It means that members of the government are allowed to break the law

• It means that laws apply to every person equally

• It means that federal laws must be ratified by all 50 states