PEP Wk#11 New Nation

Expresses the reasons the U.S. Constitution was written.

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Preassembly

• Preconstitution

The Preamble begins _______ to establish popular sovereignty, or that the power of the government comes from the people.

• "We the United States Citizens"

• "We the World"

• "We the People"

• "We the Government"

All of the following are key principles of the U.S. Constitution EXCEPT:

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Anti-Federalism

The powers of the national government are separated among ______ branches of the government in ways that limit any one branch from abusing its power.

• two

• three

• thirty

• fifty

The _____ branch makes the laws.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• military

The ____ branch enforces the laws.

• legislature

• executive

• judicial

• military

The ____ branch interprets the laws.

• legislature

• executive

• judicial

• military

Preserved the state’s authority and acted as an important check on the power of the central government

• Federalism

• Anti-Federalism

• Socialism

• Totalitarianism

Federalism provides that _______ governments handled most of the daily business of governing

• City

• State

• County

• Federal

Constitution granted the _________ government very specific powers and all other government responsibilities were to be handled by the states.

• City

• County

• State

• Federal