Consititution Unit 2

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To protect the rights and freedoms of individuals
• To outline the powers of the President
• To establish the structure of the federal government
• To define the process for amending the Constitution

What is the process for changing the Constitution?

• A two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress and approval by the Supreme Court
• A majority vote in both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states
• A majority vote in both houses of Congress and approval by the President
• A two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states

Which section of the Constitution set up the branches of government?

• Article III
• Article IV
• Article I
• Article II

What authority and/or duties does each branch of the federal government have?

• Declare war, regulate commerce, and establish post offices
• Appoint judges, veto legislation, and negotiate treaties
• Make and pass laws, interpret laws, and enforce laws
• Collect taxes, print money, and regulate trade

What were the Federalist Papers?

• Newspaper articles criticizing the Constitution
• Essays written to support the ratification of the Constitution
• Speeches given by the Founding Fathers during the Constitutional Convention
• Letters exchanged between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What is the center of policy-making (laws) in the U.S.?

• The Supreme Court
• The President
• The states
• Congress

What the powers denied to the state?

• The power to establish post offices, regulate trade, and establish courts
• The power to regulate commerce, declare war, and coin money
• The power to establish a military, negotiate treaties, and enforce laws
• The power to tax, print money, and regulate immigration

How are popular sovereignty and democracy related?

• Popular sovereignty is the idea that the people are the ultimate source of political power, while democracy is the system of government in which the people exercise that power
• Popular sovereignty and democracy are unrelated concepts in political science
• Popular sovereignty is the system of government in which the people exercise political power, while democracy is the idea that the people are the ultimate source of that power
• Popular sovereignty and democracy are two different terms for the same concept

What are the freedoms protected by the First Amendment (RAPPS)?

• Religion, arms, privacy, property, and speech
• Religion, arms, press, petition, and speech
• Religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
• Religion, assembly, privacy, property, and speech

Which principle of the Constitution provides for a national government with three separate branches?

• Checks and balances
• Popular sovereignty
• Federalism
• Separation of powers