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The Preamble to the Constitution lays out the

• blueprint of how the govt. will work.

• goals of the new govt.

• Bill of Rights.

• division of power between the states and the central govt.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?

• Military

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

What describes the system in which each branch of government has powers over the other branches?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Monarchy

Which branch of the federal government has the power to veto legislation?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which branch of government has the power to impeach officials?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

"We the _______..."

"... in order to form a more perfect _____..."

• union

• government

• welfare

• nation

The _____ is the opening statement of the United States Constitution.

• Preamble

• Judicial Branch

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

Which branch of the government makes the laws?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential