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WorksheetsU.S. Constitution Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The _____________, or introduction, states why the U.S. Constitution was written.
Articles
divided sections
Structure
Preamble
Federalism is the idea of combining political power between a large group and smaller groups.
True
False
________________________is defined as "a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people".
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Petitioning
Social Contract
_____________________ is important because it allows laws that are inconsistent with the constitution (that violate the rights and liberties protected by the constitution) to be revised or expunged without a full act of the legislature.
Judicial review
Vetoing
Limited Government
Congress
Article III, section 1, establishes a _________ to head the ______________________.
supremacy clause; executive branch
Supreme Court; judicial branch
separation of powers; Congress
Right to petition; judicial branch
Limited government defines how much power the government can have, which is decided on how much the people give them.
True
False
With checks and balances, if one branch has more than the other groups, the others either help to decrease the powers of that group, or build themselves up so they are on the same level
True
False
How many times has the U.S. Constitution be changed?
28
17
25
27
Which principles was not actually in the Constitution?
Federalism
Judicial Review
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Which U.S. Constitution Article explains the relationship of the states to one another and the national government?
v
IV
III
IIIV
