TCI Ch. 9 The Constitution: A More Perfect Union
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History, Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why is the U.S. Constitution called a "living document?"
It has changed with time
It is rewritten by each president
It has remained the same over the years
It is signed each year by members of Congress
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why did the delegates start the Preamble of the Constitution with the words "We the people?"
To record that all the citizens wrote the Constitution
To state that government power comes from the people
To declare that the people were separating from Great Britain
To provide an introduction that would interest readers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the primary work of Congress?
To make laws for the country
To debate whether laws are constitutional
To determine who will be the candidate for president
To be the chief executives of the states they represent
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the final step before a national bill becomes a law?
It is signed by the president
It is voted on by the citizens
It is passed by the Supreme Court
It is approved by the state legislators
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does each state have 2 senators?
To balance the rights of large and small states
so the Senate does not become overcrowded
to assure there are enough people to pass the laws
so that one can take over if the other is unavailable
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?
To list the responsibilities of elected officials
to make it difficult to amend the Constitution
to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
to share power between state and national governments
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does the Constitution establish the principle of majority rule?
So decisions are based on what the president wants
So decisions represent what most of the people want
So decisions are made only when more than half of the people vote
So decisions are made when most of the member of Congress are present
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