Understanding Constitutional Principles

To ratify a document means to?

• To approve and sanction formally

• To formally cancel it

• To cancel it

• To deny the document

Answer explanation

Ratify means to approve and sanction formally a document.

What does "to ourselves and our Posterity" refer to in the Preamble?

• Current and future generations

• Only the founding fathers

• Foreign nations

• The government officials

What does "do ordain and establish this Constitution" signify?

• To officially approve and implement the Constitution

• To write a new Constitution

• To amend the existing laws

• To dissolve the government

What does "promote the general Welfare" aim to achieve?

• Economic stability

• Social well-being

• Political dominance

• Military expansion

What is the main purpose of the U.S. Constitution?

• To establish the three branches of government

• To create state laws

• To provide a history of the United States

• To outline the rights of individual states

What is the first paragraph of the Constitution called?

• The Articles

• The Amendments

• The Preamble

• The Conclusion

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• "In the beginning"

• "We the People"

• "For the Union"

• "To the Republic"

What does federalism involve according to the document?

• Power shared between the national and state governments

• Power held only by the national government

• Power held only by the state governments

• Power held by local governments

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Administrative

What is the primary function of the legislative branch?

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To make laws

• To amend the Constitution