The Constitution

The supreme law of the United States is the (a)   .

​ (a)   are the first words of the Constitution.

• "We the People"
• "The United States"
• "A New Constitution"
• "Citizens of America"
• "The American Government"

What does the Constitution set out to do? Establishes:

• the powers and responsibilities of the American government.

• the purposes and reasons for American government.

• the rights and duties of individual citizens.

• Only the first and second options are correct.

• All options are correct.

Match the following big ideas of the Constitution with its description.

• Checks and Balances

• Ability of the Supreme Court to rule a government action constitutional or not.

• Limited Government

• Each branch checks the power of the other branches to retain a balance of power amongst all three branches.

• Judicial Review

• Authority is restricted to enumerated and implied powers.

• Separation of Powers

• Power is divided between the three branches of government.

Match the following big ideas of the Constitution with its description.

• Republicanism

• Power is divided between a national government, and smaller, state governments.

• Federalism

• The people, and not the government, hold the highest power in government.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Government which leaders are elected for a specific group of people for a specific amount of time.

The Rule of ____ states that people obey the same laws, have the same rights, and are equally treated under the law.

• America

• Law

• Government

• Rights

The three branches of government are: (3 answers)

• executive.

• Congress.

• judicial.

• Presidential.

• legislative.

Match the following government branches, and what does each branch do with the law:

• enforce

• judicial

• interpret

• legislative

• pass

• executive

Checks and balances in American government are accomplished by either amend, or reject law, or veto, or change law.

• True

• False

According to judicial review, a legislative or executive action can be either ruled as constitutional, or illegitimate / illegal, or unconstitutional, or legitimate / legal.

• True

• False