Constitution and Government - Unit 4

According to the (a)   to the Constitution, one of the purposes of the Constitution is to create a more (b)   . Select the two words that best complete the sentence.

• Introduction
• Amendments
• Preamble
• Perfect Union
• Strict Government

According to the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what was one purpose of the Constitution?

• to create a better government

• to establish a national church

• to give citizens the right to vote

• to grant people the right to protest

One purpose of the U.S. Constitution described in its Preamble is to "establish justice." Which of these is one way the government formed by the Constitution meets this purpose?

• hearing Supreme Court cases

• collecting federal income taxes

• creating a Department of Education

• limiting a presidential term of office

The (a)   makes the laws. The (b)   carries them out. The (c)   settles disputes over the meaning of the laws.

• legislative branch
• executive branch
• judicial branch

The legislative branch (a)   laws.

• makes

• investigates

• enforces

• interprets

The United States Constitution created all of the following branches of government EXCEPT

• Judicial

• Executive

• Administrative

• Legislative

By establishing a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government, what did the writers of the Constitution hope to avoid?

• Right to jury trials

• Imbalance of power

• Separation of power

• Growth of political parties

Why does the U.S. government have a system of checks and balances?

• to create two political parties

• to pass important Congressional legislation

• to help justices of the Supreme Court reach agreements

• to keep branches of government from using power wrongly

Which of the following is a power that only the state government has?

• hold local elections

• make treaties

• print money

• declare war

A power the national government has that state governments do not have is the power to –

• declare wars

• impose taxes

• regulate marriages

• create courts