Constitution Test Review

In addition to serving as an introduction to the United States Constitution, which does the Preamble also accomplish?

• outlines the rights of the people

• provides a set of rules for creating laws

• identifies the goals and purposes of the government

• proclaims our independence from Great Britain

Which identifies a goal of the Preamble to the United States Constitution?

• To ensure domestic tranquility

• To establish each citizen's right to vote

• To promote the expansion of state power

• To divide power among the three branches

Which Article of the Constitution discusses the Legislative Branch?

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the

Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the

United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it..."

Which principle of government does this excerpt from the Constitution support?

• federalism

• self-government

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

Which goal of the Preamble is best reflected in the headline?

• provide for the common defense

• form a more perfect union

• establish justice

• promote general welfare

Which Article of the Constitution discusses the Judicial Branch?

• 3

• 7

• 1

• 2

“The accumulation of all powers, ... in the same hands, whether of one, a few,

or many, ... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

Based upon the quote, which principle would Madison mostly likely have wanted included in the structure of the U.S. government to prevent tyranny?

• natural rights

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

Which Article of the Constitution discusses the Executive Branch?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

Which phrase included in the Preamble of the United States Constitution reflects the principle of consent of the governed?

• establish justice

• form a more perfect union

• We The People

• promote general welfare

Which principle does the judicial branch apply when it declares a law made by the legislative branch unconstitutional?

• presidential veto

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed