Unit 2 Government Review

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main parts of the Constitution?

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• Bill of Rights

If a law is unconstitutional, it means it is ________.

• valid
• illegal

• enforceable
• permissible

What is the purpose of the Preamble in the Constitution?

• To create the structure of the government

• To introduce the Constitution and state the broad goals for the government

• To list the rights of citizens

• To describe the process for amending the Constitution

How many articles are there in the Constitution, and what is their main function?

• 10 articles; they list the rights of citizens

• 7 articles; they create the structure of the government

• 27 articles; they describe the amendment process

• 3 articles; they introduce the Constitution

What do the 27 Amendments to the Constitution represent?

• The introduction to the Constitution

• The structure of the government

• Changes that were added to the Constitution

• The goals of the government

What principle of government involves dividing government powers among different branches?

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which principle ensures that each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

Which principle allows courts to determine the constitutionality of government actions?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

• Limited Government

What is the main idea behind popular sovereignty?

• The government gets its political power from the people.

• The government is controlled by a king or queen.

• The government has unlimited power over the people.

• The government is run by military leaders.

Why did the framers of the government despise the idea of an all-powerful central government?

• They wanted to give unlimited power to the citizens.

• They believed in monarchy.

• They did not want any one group or person to have unlimited power.

• They wanted to abolish elections.