Preamble/Access CG.1.8, CG.1.9 Vocabulary

What is the introduction to a constitution's purpose and intent called?

• Constitution

• Preamble

• Rule of law

• Due process

Which document is the supreme law of the land for the United States?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

What system prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Rule of law

• Checks and balances

• Limited government

• Individual rights

What are the basic principles and laws of a nation or state called?

• Constitution

• Preamble

• Separation of powers

• Due process

What is the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly called?

• Rule of law

• Individual rights

• Due process

• Limited government

What are rights that cannot be restricted or taken away by government called?

• Checks and balances

• Individual rights

• Rule of law

• Separation of powers

What is a government that has been limited in power by a constitution called?

• Rule of law

• Limited government

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

What principle states that no one is above the law?

• Rule of law

• Due process

• Individual rights

• Preamble

What is it called when each branch of government has their own powers and processes?

• Checks and balances

• Separation of powers

• Limited government

• Constitution

Which term refers to the introduction of a constitution's purpose and intent?

• Rule of law

• Preamble

• Due process

• Constitution