Understanding the Constitution Vocabulary

What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?

• Article

• Preamble

• Amendment

• Section

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Constitutional branch

What is an article in the context of the U.S. Constitution?

• A change in the Constitution

• A section describing the structure of government

• A role or responsibility

• The introduction to the Constitution

Which branch of government enforces the law?

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Constitutional branch

What does the judicial branch do?

• Makes laws

• Enforces the law

• Applies the law

• Changes the Constitution

What does it mean to interpret something?

• To change it

• To decide what it means

• To enforce it

• To write it

What is an amendment?

• A section of the Constitution

• A change in the Constitution

• A role or responsibility

• The introduction to the Constitution

What does it mean to assume a role or responsibility?

• To change it

• To decide what it means

• To take on or accept it

• To write it

Which of the following is NOT a branch of government?

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Constitutional branch

What is the purpose of the preamble in the U.S. Constitution?

• To describe the structure of government

• To introduce the Constitution

• To apply the law

• To enforce the law