USH Ch 6 Constitution & miniQ review

The first ten amendments added to the Constitution are known as

• the Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution
• the Separation of Powers

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

• appointed representatives
• council of representatives
• elected representatives
• popular vote

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

• checks and balances
• separation of powers
• equilibrium
• veto and override system

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

• concurrent powers between the judicial and the states
• enumerated powers
• state power to maintain armed forces
• number of Supreme Court justices

The President is head of the executive branch of the federal government.

• True
• False

States with larger populations have more representatives in Congress.

• True
• False

If at least one house of Congress agrees on a bill, the bill can be sent to the president.

• True
• False

The term "U.S. soil" refers not only to the land of the United States but also to American territories and military bases around the world.

• True
• false

The Fifth Amendment says no one shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."

• True
• false

How does the U.S. Constitution guard against tyranny?

• distribution of powers between federal and state governments
• separation of power into three branches
• gives the president the right to veto any and all actions in any government
• the three branches of government check and balance each other's actions and responsibilities
• states that the House of Representatives have final say in all laws being created