US Constitution

The first ten Amendments are called the

• Constitution Day
• Senators 
• Bill of Rights

How many colonies/states were there when the United States became an independent country?

• 13
• 19
• 43

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Federalism
• Amendment
• Ratification
• Veto

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

• The President

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• "The People"

What was the purpose of the Constitution?

• It was created to break away from England.

• It was a plan for how the government would run that guaranteed our rules, rights, and responsibilities.

• It freed the slaves

• It said that England and the U.S. would always be enemies.

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

• checks and balances

• power and authority

• politics and philosophy

• life and liberty

This branch of the Federal Government contains the office of the President and Vice President. The duty of this branch is to represent and enforce the nation's laws.

• Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

What is the supreme law of the land in the United States

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

• the US Constitution

• Common Sense

When was the Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

• 1789

Which branch executes the laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Appellate
• Legislative