Constitution Basics

Which branch of the National Government has the power of Judicial Review?

• The Judicial Branch (Federal Courts)

• The Executive Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Transportation Branch

The Preamble is the...

• end of the Constitution

• introduction to the Constitution

• same thing as the Declaration of Independence

• original Bill of Rights

How is the Constitution organized (in the correct order from beginning to end)?

• A Bill of Rights, 7 Articles, and 10 Amendments

• 7 Articles, 27 Amendments, and the Declaration of Independence

• 27 Articles, a Preamble, and a Bill of Rights

• A Preamble, 7 Articles, and 27 Amendments

Each branch of the federal government can limit the power of the other two branches. What is this principle called?

• Communism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Constitutionalism

Which basic principle of the Constitution means that government can rule, only with the consent of the governed

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Once a constitutional amendment has passed through both houses of Congress with a 2/3 vote and a constitutional convention has been approved by 2/3 vote of the state legislatures; what percentage/fraction of the states is required to approve the new constitutional amendment?

• 2/3 of the states must approve

• 1/3 of the states must approve

• 3/4 of the states must approve

• 1/2 of the states must approve

The Bill of Rights is a list of:

• Ways to block legislation

• Rules for national elections

• Rules that all citizens must abide by

• Basic rights and freedoms of the citizens

Which clause of the Constitution allows the Legislative Branch to claim implied powers related to carrying out its express powers?

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

• The Privileges and Immunities Clause

What do the first THREE Articles of the Constitution focus on?

• The different ways to amend the Constitution

• The powers of the three branches of the federal government

• The role of the state governments

• The compromises both national and state governments must make to work with each other

Which system is characterized by a division of power between a national government and several state governments?

• Unitary Government

• Federalism

• Confederation

• Indirect Democracy