US Constitution Study Guide

US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Introduction to the US Constition

• powers of the national government

• First Ten Amendments of the US Constitution

• Federalism

• System of government in which powers are divided between national and state government

• The Preamble

• establishes sturcture of the US Government

• US Constitution

• Written in the constitution

US Constitution

• legislative branch

• determines constitutionality of laws / Article III / Supreme Court

• judicial branch

• executes (enforces, carries out) laws / Article II / President

• Concurrent powers

• shared between the national and state governments

• seperation of powers

• the powers of the national government are seperated amonth three branches of government

• executive branch

• makes laws / article I / Congress

​ First Amendment Freedoms (RAPPS)

• speech

• individuals are free to express their opinions and beliefs

• petition

• individuals have the right to make their views know to public officials

• Assembly

• individuals may peacefully gather

• Press

• government may not establish or endorse an official religion or interfere with the free exercise of religion

• Religion

• the press has the right to gather and publish information (even if it criticizes the government)

US Constitution guarantees ____ under the law with majority rule and rights of minority protected

• equality

• differences

US Constitution

• protects fundamental freedoms in the First Amendment

• individual rights and dignity of all people

• National government is supreme

• protects fundamental freedoms in First Amendment

What begins with "We the People" and establishes the power of the government & comes from the people (consent of the governed)?

• Bill of Rights

• Fourth Amendment

• Preamble

• Fifth Amendment

What are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Fourth Amendment

• Preamble

• Fifth Amendment

True/False: Federalism is a system of government in which powers are the same between the national government and state government

• True

• False

What exists when federal mandates require state actions without adequate funding (money)?

• Get along better

• Nothing

• Tensions

What has changed the relationship between the states and the national government?

• National government and the states normally get along

• expansion of the national government into areas usually reserved for states

• states start making national decisions