Constitution Review

What is the title of the person in charge of the Executive Branch?

• President

• Chief Justice

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Leader

Which of the following is not part of the Executive Branch?

• President

• Vice President

• Cabinet

• Supreme Court

What does the judicial branch do?

• Amends the Constitution and overturns laws

• Decides if a law goes against the Constitution

• Stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices

• Provides legal advice to the President and his staff

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• The military

• The Bill of Rights

• Checks and Balances

• The Federal Reserve

What is the Supreme Law of the Land

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

What does the Constitution do?

• Sets up and defines the government

• Draws boundaries of congressional districts

• Sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

• Determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

• We the United

• We the People

• We the Citizens

• We the Americans

When was the Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1812

• 1865

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Declared equal rights for women

• Declared freedom from England

• Declared an end to the American Revolution

• Declared an end to the Civil War

What is the definition of "rule of law"

• Everyone must follow the laws

• Laws must be the same in every state

• Lawmakers have rules they have to follow when creating new laws

• Famous people don't have to follow laws.