US Consitution: What do you Know?

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

• The President

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• "The People"

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

• checks and balances

• power and authority

• politics and philosophy

• life and liberty

Select all of the branches of the Federal Government.

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch

• Executive Branch

This branch of the Federal Government contains the office of the President and Vice President. The duty of this branch is to represent and enforce the nation's laws.

• Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

Article III of the US Constitution briefly describes the structure and function of this branch of government, which interprets the nation's laws using judges and courts.

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Presidential Branch

Select all of the true statements about the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.

• Responsible for making the nation's laws

• Also known as Congress

• Includes a House of Representatives

• Includes the Supreme Court Justices

• Includes a Senate

The first ten Amendments are called the...

• Constitution Day

• Senators

• Bill of Rights

What was the name of the compromise that created a Congress with a House of Representatives that has representatives based on population AND a Senate that has two representatives from each state?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compromise

• The Big Decision

What does the Constitution do?

• Determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

• Sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

• Draws boundaries of congressional districts

• Sets up and defines the government

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• In order to

• We the people

• Once upon a time

• The United States