Constitution Study Guide

What is the Preamble?

• Discusses what the founding fathers wanted for the new nation.

• Defined the structure of the three branches of government.

• Changes made to the Constitution.

These are changes made to the Constitution.

• Preamble

• Articles

• Ammendments

This defines the structure of our government.

• Preamble

• Articles

• Ammendments

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are what?

• The congress

• The three branches of government.

• Names for the president.

• The court system.

The congress is what branch of government?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

Legislative branch has what responsibility?

• carry out laws

• interpret laws

• write new laws

What two things make up congress?

• president and judges

• senate and house of representatives

• senate and supreme court

• senate an president

The President, Vice-President, the cabinet make up what branch of government?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

Carrying out laws and being in charge of the military is what branch's responsibility?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The court system is what branch of government?

• judicial

• legislative

• executive