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WorksheetsArticles of the Constitution
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which Article of the Constitution deals with the Supreme Court?
I
II
III
IV (4)
Supreme Court justices are appointed by who?
Legislature (Congress)
Executive (President)
State legislatures
Mr. Peters
Which article of the Constitution says that the President is "commander and chief?"
Article 1
Article 2
Article 4
Article 7
What is the separation of powers?
The president has his own house to live in, while Congress members live separately around Washington D.C.
The different checks that each branch has on the others
An overarching principle in the Constitution that lays out the separation between different branches of government so they constrain one another.
The separation between the government and religion
What does checks and balances mean?
The Congress checks the President's spending and makes sure he balances the budget every year.
The specific roles and powers a branch of government has that allow it to check another branch of government's power. These are specific in the Constitution.
An overarching principle of separating the different branches of government.
The Congress signs a check and then its sent to the Executive to put in the National Bank.
How many main bodies of government are inside our Congress?
2
10
5
1
What are those main bodies of Congress called?
Budget Committee and President
Senate and House of Representatives
Vice president and senate pro tempore
Legislature
What does Article 4 of the Constitution deal with?
States forming and how they interact with each other
The national government formation
The Executive branch
The judicial branch
Article 5 of the Constitution deals with the Amendment Process
True
False
Not sure
Which article of the Constitution talks about how the Constitution is the "Supreme Law of the land?"
Article 6
Article 3
Article 5
Article 7
What does "ratification" mean when we talk about Article 7 of the Constitution?
to decline the new Constitution like many in New York did
to notify every single state of the Union about the Constitution
to solidify Congress as one body of government
the process by which the Constitution was officially approved
What are the three main types of powers INSIDE the Constitution? Check all that apply
Delegated Powers - these are explicit in Cons. for the federal gov
Reserved Powers - these are explicit in Cons. for the state govs
Ultimate Powers - these rest solely with the President of the United States
Concurrent Powers - these are shared powers between the federal gov and state govs
Unlimited Powers - these are only for Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars
What's the main difference between Federalism and concurrent powers that we've discussed in class? They are both similar, but how are they different?
