The Constitution Fundamentals

How many houses make up the legislative branch under the Constitution?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• In order to

• We the people

• Once upon a time

• The United States

What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?

• Articles of Confederation

• Ratification

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

A system of checks and balances was built into the Constitution to prevent...

• states from passing laws that duplicate federal laws
• individual states from deciding to leave the Union.
• any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
• the federal government from spending more money than it collects in taxes.

The term separation of powers in the U.S. government refers to separate powers given to

• the president and the Cabinet.
• the Senate and the House of Representatives
• the federal, state, and local levels.
• the executive, legislative, and judicial branches

The number of members each state has in the House of Representatives is based on what?

• population

• the physical size of the state

• It is not based on anything. Every state gets 2 members.

Which document did the Constitution replace?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

The person considered the "Father of the Constitution" was who?

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

Additions to the Constitution are called

(a)  

• Amendments
• Articles
• Additions
• Bylaws

What is popular sovereignty?

• Power to the people

• The biggest belief of Federalists

• Nonexistent

• A political party