U.S. Constitution

What is the U.S Constitution?

• Supreme law of the land
• An amendment
• A system of government
• A group of people who make laws

What are the three branches of government?

• Congress, Presidents, Judges
• Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Executive, Legislative, Senate
• Judicial, House of Representatives, Senate

What does the Legislative Branch of government do?

• Carry out the laws
• Approve the laws
• Make the laws
• Supervise the law

What do we call a change to the constition?

• Bill of rights
• Preamble
• Laws
• Amendment

What is the bill of rights?

• A add on to the declaration of independence
• The lasts words of the premble
• The first 3 words of the constitution
• The first 10 amendments

What are the first 3 words of the U.S constitution?

• Life liberty and happiness
• We the people
• Libery or death
• We the kings

What is the one “rule of law”?

• Everyone must partake in making the law
• Everyone must obey the law

Why did the founders of the Constitution create a separation of powers between the three branches?

• So that one branch of government would not have too much power.

• So that everyone could be equal.

• So that people could vote.

• So that the president could have all the power

What are the 2 houses of the Legislative Branch

• The Senate and House of Representatives

• The Senate and Supreme Court

• House of Representatives and President

• Senate and President

The executive branch of government is ran by?

• Congress

• The President

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives