Key Principles of the US Constitution

What is the primary purpose of a constitution?

• To abolish the government

• To limit the powers of the government

• To create a new government

• To expand the powers of the government

What does federalism in the United States involve?

• Power divided between the national and local governments

• All powers concentrated in the federal government

• Elimination of state governments

• State governments having all the power

What are delegated powers?

• Powers the president delegates to Congress

• Powers reserved for state governments

• Powers shared between state and federal governments

• Powers given to the federal government by the states

What is an example of a reserved power?

• Issuing driver's licenses

• Printing money

• National defense

• Negotiating treaties

Which powers are shared by both the federal government and the states?

• Reserved powers

• Delegated powers

• Concurrent powers

• Implied powers

What was a key concern of the Anti-Federalists?

• The federal government having too little power

• The elimination of state governments

• The federal government having too much power

• The lack of a Bill of Rights

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Judicial

• Federal

• Legislative

• Executive

How can the President check the power of Congress?

• By appointing judges

• By declaring war

• By passing laws

• By vetoing legislation

What is required for a treaty to be ratified?

• Approval by the House of Representatives

• A unanimous vote in the Senate

• A public referendum

• Two-thirds approval in the Senate

What principle ensures that no single branch of government gains too much power?

• Separation of powers

• Unitary system

• Federalism

• Direct democracy