Unit 3B: The Constitution

The federal government is divided into the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Which constitutional principle is represented in the three branches?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it . . .” Which article in the constitution would give Lincoln this right?

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

• Article 5

The United States government shares powers between the federal government and state governments. What is this constitutional principle?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including 5 churches, a synagogue, and a mosque. Which amendment protects your right to choose your religion?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

“Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States.” This excerpt from the Constitution is an example of which principal of government?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

The grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence were addressed in which two founding documents?

• Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordinance

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Peter Madoff, who is serving a 10-year sentence in a U.S. federal prison for conspiracy and falsifying records, recently appeared as witness in a trial. People were trying to sue him for money they had lost. During the testimony, he refused to speak against himself and claimed a right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Which amendment gave him this right?

• Third Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

During the formation of the United States, the Founders were very concerned about protecting people against abuses from the government. What was added to the Constitution by the Founding Fathers to ensure most power remained with the states and the people?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

“No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, small, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present or title of any kind, from any King, Prince, or foreign state.” This excerpt from the Constitution explains which principle of government?

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

The purpose of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution is to . . .

• Give more power to the government

• Protect the rights of the states

• Give more power to the states

• Protect the rights of the people