Ch. 6 Lesson 1 Quizziz

The first ten amendments added to the Constitution are known as the ________

• Bill of Rights

• Separation of Powers

• The Declaration of Independence

• Article I

For an amendment to be ratified, it must be approved by what fraction of the states?

• one-half

• one-third

• three-fourths

• nine-tenths

The system established to maintain a balance of power between the three branches of government is called

• Checks and balances

• Equilibrium

• Separation of powers

• Veto and override system

The Americans formed a republic, a government in which people rule through

• appointed representatives

• council of representatives

• elected representatives

• popular vote

The Constitution, written in Philadelphia in 1787, included which of the following?

• Concurrent powers for the judiciary and the states

• Enumerated Powers

• State power to maintain armed forces

• Number of Supreme Court Justices

The U.S. Congress claims __________ , which are powers that are suggested but not directly stated in the Constitution

• Enumerated Powers

• Implied Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Super Powers

Ratified by the states in 1868, the ________ Amendment granted full citizenship rights to formerly enslaved African Americans

• Twentieth

• Fourteenth

• Fifteenth

• Seventeenth

If a state law _______ the Constitution or federal law, the Constitution or federal law prevails

• Agrees with

• Differs from

• Contradicts

• Changes

The words "We the people" are the first words of the ________ to the Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Article I

• Article II

• The Preamble