The Constitution

The first ten amendments added to the Constitution are know as the ___________.

The words "We the People" are the first words of the ______________.

If a state law _________ the Constitution or federal law, the constitution or federal law prevails.

Ratified by the states in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment granted full citizenship rights to ____________

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

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

• Electoral College

• enumeratd powers

• number of congressional districts

• number of Supreme Court justices

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

• appointed represenataitves

• council of representatives

• elected representatives

• popular vote

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

• checks and balances

• seperation of powers

• equilibrium

• veto and override system

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

• one-half

• one-third

• three-fourths

• nine-tenths

an amendment is best defined as:

• to confirm by expressing consent of approval
• to officially cancel or overturn
• a change to a constitution