Review of the Constitution

The Preamble's first three words, "We the People" tell us that the authority of the Constitution comes from

• the Constitutional Convention.

• members of Congress.

• state legislatures.

• ordinary Americans.

Wrote the Bill of Rights and contributed the most to the creation of the Constitution

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Mr. Salguero

first ten amendments of the Constitution granting specific freedoms to citizens

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• limited government

• Great Compromise

to officially approve a bill or law

• veto

• ratify

• popular sovereignty

• thumbs up

rejection of a proposed bill or law

• ratify

• veto

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist

The main job of the legislative branch is to

• resolve disputes involving the law.
• enforce and carry out federal laws.
• make laws needed for the country.
• obey laws once they are passed.

The framers designed a system of checks and balances to

• share power between the national and state governments.
• make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
• make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
• keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

The most important task of the executive branch is to

• resolve disputes involving the law.
• enforce and carry out federal laws.
• decide which laws are constitutional.
• change laws to fit changing needs.

distribution of power between Federal and state governments

• Federalism

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• Bill of Rights

each branch of gov't is subject to certain restrictions or limits by the other two

• checks and balances

• limited government

• Great Compromise

• Veto