The U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution is …

• a historical document
• a set of amendments
• a declaration of independence
• the supreme law of the United States

An amendment is …

• a suggestion for a new law
• a summary of existing laws
• a type of legal document
• a formal change or addition to a law or legal document

The Bill of Rights are …

• The first five amendments to the United States Constitution.
• The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
• The last ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
• The first ten laws passed by Congress.

The purpose of the U.S. Constitution is …

• to create a national religion
• to limit the power of the states and grant certain freedoms to individuals

• to promote international trade agreements
• to protect individual rights.

The U.S. Government has three branches, which are …

• Judicial, Executive, Diplomatic
• Legislative, Administrative, Judicial
• Executive, Legislative, Military
• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

The Legislative branch is responsible for …

• making laws
• executing laws
• interpreting laws
• enforcing laws

The Executive branch is responsible for …

• overseeing the legislative branch
• creating new laws
• judging legal cases
• implementing and enforcing laws

The Judicial branch is responsible for …

• drafting new legislation
• overseeing the executive branch
• interpreting laws and administering justice
• creating laws and enforcing them

The U.S. Government power is divided among three separate branches …

• to create a single governing authority
• to allow for faster decision-making
• to ensure all branches have equal power
• to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful