The US Constitution

How many houses make up the legislative branch under the Constitution?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The Constitution made federal laws _______________ to state laws.

• Interior
• Inferior
• Supplementary
• Superior

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• In order to
• We the people
• Once upon a
• The United States

What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?

• Articles of Confederation
• Ratification
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

• The Bill of Rights
• The Preambles
• The Vetos
• The Federalisms

What amendment protects freedom of speech?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

Powers left for the states are called ______ powers. (10th amendment)

• Denied 
• Expressed
• Reserved 
• Implied 

A system of checks and balances was built into the Constitution to prevent...

• states from passing laws that duplicate federal laws
• individual states from deciding to leave the Union.
• any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
• the federal government from spending more money than it collects in taxes.

What was the main purpose of the Federalist papers?

• to encourage the federal government to grant rights to the people
• to persuade people to support a strong federal government
• to describe the roles of different branches of the federal government
• to defend the federal government against accusations of corruption