Constitution Vocab and the Articles Review

A statement with the laws of a nation, state or group

• Constitution

• Declaration

• Article

Changes made to the Constitution are known as...

• Reception

• Amendment

• Disputes

Giving new groups of people the right to vote is an example of a change to the Constitution, known as an...

• Recital

• Preamble

• Amendment

We have _ branches of government.

• 4

• 6

• 3

The Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branch are an example of how our government has...

• separation of powers

• different groups

• power to work

We listen to the state government and the national government

• true

• false

If something is unconstitutional (goes against the Constitution), the Courts can repeal it

• judicial power

• judicial review

• judicial oversight

Rule of law; everyone has to follow the Constitution because it's the law of the land

• Constitutionalism

• Practicism

• Decisionism

The Constitution had 3 big sections; the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments

• true

• false

There are _ articles in the Constitution

• 2

• 10

• 7