5.3 The Supreme Law of the Land

________________ have been added to the Constitution since it was first written and approved

• concurrent powers

• checks and balances

• amendments

• reserved powers

The federal and state governments share ________________, such as the collection of taxes

• concurrent powers

• checks and balances

• amendments

• reserved powers

_______________ are neither given to Congress nor denied to states by the Constitution.

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• checks and balances

• amendments

The division of power between the states and the national government is known as ________________.

• federalism

• reserved powers

• checks and balances

• concurrent powers

In cases of serious wrongdoing, the House of Representatives can ________________ the President

• check

• balance

• amend

• impeach

A system of ________________ allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two in various ways.

• checks and balances

• amendments

• concurrent powers

• concurrent powers

It is not our government’s goal under the Constitution to

• establish justice

• promote general welfare

• form a more perfect union

• protect against taxation

The Constitution is organized into

• preambles

• articles

• laws

• treaties

The Constitution is based on the idea of

• popular sovereignty

• national defense

• state ratification

• international trade

All of the following limit government’s power, except

• checks and balances

• federalism

• priority of federal law

• separation of powers