The US Constitution

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing 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

True or False:
All houses of Congress must pass a bill for it to become law.

• True
• False

Which Articles describe the branches of government?

• Articles 2,3,4
• Articles 1,2,3
• Articles 7,8,10
• Article1

The US Constitution is considered the-

• best document ever
• supreme law of the land
• outdated and old

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.