Preamble to the Constitution

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect _________..."

• Law
• Union
• Song

"establish justice, insure domestic ___________,"

• Tranquility
• Skills
• Dreams

"...provide for the common defense, promote the general ___________,"

• Patton
• Welfare
• Scheme

"...and secure the Blessings of _________ to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

• Wages
• Genetics
• Liberty

“Republicanism” is ___________________.

• The Liberal party in America
• The idea that people should exercise power through voting
• A famous book about the French Revolution

The Kansas-Nebraska Act determined the issue of slavery on the basis of _____________.

• Popular Sovereignty
• Presidential Mandate
• Judicial Review

“Federalism” is a system of government in which _____________.

• Only state governments have power
• Only the federal government has power
• Power is divided between central and state governments

“Separation of Powers” refers to _____________.

• Voting rights
• World War II
• The division of power between the branches of government

“Checks and Balances” refers to how one branch of government can _________________.

• Decide an issue
• Exercise some control over another branch of government
• Get re-elected

“Limited Government” says that _______________.

• The Constitution is a living document
• Government power should be restricted
• The President can only be elected twice