ET: Structure of the US Constitution

The US Constitution is organized into several important parts. Each part has a specific purpose. The part that serves at the introductory paragraph and states the goals and purpose of the Constitution is called the _________.

• Article I

• Constitutional Declaration

• Declaration of Articles

• Preamble

The first paragraph of the Constitution is called...

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What document created our nation's government?

• Executive Branch

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Magna Carta

SS.7.C.3.3

Above are two opposing views expressed at the Constitutional Convention.

How was the disagreement between small states and large states resolved at the Constitutional Convention?

• By creating both federal and state legislatures

• By counting each slave as three-fifths of a person

• By passing a Bill of Rights to protect individual rights

• By creating a bicameral legislature with one house on each basis

SS.7.C.1.6

Why did the Preamble at the Constitution begin with the phrase, "We the People?"

• To indicate that the national government had limited powers.

• To indicate that the states had been associated in a confederation

• To indicate that federal power was separated among three branches

• To indicate that the US people were the ultimate source of its authority

How many amendments have been added over time?

• 10

• 27

• 30

• 50

What does it mean to "amend" the Constitution?

• To interpret the Constitution in a new way.
• To ignore parts of the Constitution.
• To enforce the Constitution without changes.
• To formally change or add to the Constitution.

What are the three sections of the United States Constitution?

• Introduction, Chapters, Provisions
• Preamble, Sections, Clauses
• Foreword, Articles, Regulations
• Preamble, Articles, Amendments

Which of the founding principles of the US Constitution means that the government draws its power from the people; that the citizens of the nation are the true rulers - because citizens choose (vote) and decide what the government should be and what it should do?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Individual Rights

• Federalism

The goals and purpose of the US Constitution are stated in an introductory paragraph called the Preamble. In the paragraph, what does the line

"We the People" mean?

• This refers to the men who were elected to sit as legislators in the government

• This refers to the Supreme Court justices who will protect the citizens with good judgements

• This refers to the citizens of the United States, who are creating and supporting the Constitution