Unit 7 - Preamble - Goals & Principles

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity...." These are the opening lines of what famous document?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The US Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

The President's vetoing of a bill that the Congress approves is an example of...

• representative government.
• separation of powers.
• checks and balances.
• judicial review.

Which political concept requires that the government exercise its power in accordance with well-established and clearly written rules, regulations, and legal principles?

• Autocracy
• Federalism
• The Rule of Man
• The Rule of Law

What role do the federal courts play in checking the power of the legislative branch?

• Congress creates courts and may impeach judges.
• Federal judges and justices are appointed for life.
• They review laws of Congress for compliance with the Constitution.
• The President may veto Congressional legislation with judicial approval.

What role does the Executive Branch play in checking the power of Congress?

• it can declare war on foreign countries.
• The President may veto Congressional legislation.
• Congress can create federal courts and can impeach judges.
• The President can decide that laws of Congress are unconstitutional.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." ~Preamble to the United States Constitution What idea about government did the Founding Fathers include in the Preamble to the Constitution?

• popular sovereignty
• checks and balances
• individual liberties
• separation of powers

According to the Preamble to the United States Constitution, our nation needed to form a "more perfect union." Which document had been the "law of the land" since 1781 and now needed to be replaced in 1787?

• Magna Carta
• the Bill of Rights
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Articles of Confederation

Which of these serves as an introduction to the U.S. Constitution and outlines the "founding fathers" intentions regarding the Constitution's meanings?

• Article I
• The Preamble
• Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation

Which BEST illustrates the principle of checks and balances?

• the taxing power of states
• the military powers of the president
• Senate confirmation of presidential appointments
• congressional hearings to consider a proposed law

What is the name of the system established to make sure that each branch of government can prevent the other branches from getting too much power?

• federalism
• rule of law
• separation of powers
• checks and balances