The Constitution

What is the constitution?

• A state lawmaker

• A government's law

• A law that establishes the country's government

What is a preamble?

• The conclusion of the constitution

• The introduction to the constitution

• A letter that inspired the constitution

What are the first three words of the Constituion?

(a)  

What is an amendment?

• An amendment is a change made to the Constitution.

• An amendment is a legal meeting.

• An amendment is an immigration law.

How many amendments are there? Type the number below.

(a)  

The Bill of Rights is...

• The right to vote in United States' elections

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• A human rights law in California.

Select the rights that are given by the Bill of Rights.

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of press

• The right to a fair trial

• All of the above

Checks and balances

• are used to pay bills in the United States

• are can help immigrants become voters

• are needed to become a United States citizen

• are a way of making sure the legal system is fair and no one branch has too much power

What are the 3 branches of government? Select all 3.

• House

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• The President

The court that rules over cases on a federal (country wide level) is called...

(a)