The statement below was made by President Lyndon B. Johnson during an address to the nation on March 31, 1968.

"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."

Source:  Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library

Which intention of the Preamble is reflected in the statement?

The statement below is from a historical document.

"We the People of the United States... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Source:  Library of Congress

How is this statement reflected in the modern American political system?  

The statement below was written by John Adams in April 1776.

"A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly."

Source:  Thoughts on Government, Letter of John Adams 

Which basic principle of American government is John Adams describing in this statement?

Which two principles are described in this table?  

Which principle does the U.S. Supreme Court apply when it declares an act of Congress unconstitutional?

Which branch makes laws?

Which branch enforces the laws?

Which branch determines what a law means?

Which branch includes the president, vice president, and the cabinet?

Which branch is divided into the House and Senate?

The Framers made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to change the Articles of Confederation

Anti-Federalists feared that the new Constitution would create a government that would be as tyrannical as the British had been.

Bills of rights attached to the first state constitutions included ideas that could be traced to what document?

According to the Preamble, what was the first goal of the U.S. Constitution?

Powers held by both the state and federal governments, such as the powers to tax and set up courts, are called

What power do the national and state governments share?

Which element of the Constitution reflects the influence of the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

Which of the following is a reserved power?

By their use of the term republic, the Framers had in mind a government ruled by

Which of these is an example of the ability of Congress to check another branch?

Which provision of the Constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and laws passed by the U.S. Congress?

Which of these features is a major difference between the government created by the U.S. Constitution and the government created by the Articles of Confederation?

Why did each state have to write a new constitution early in the American Revolution?

A major objection to the Constitution by the Anti-Federalists was

The Great Compromise proposed by the committee headed by Roger Sherman called for

The purpose of the system of checks and balances is to prevent

The influence of Magna Carta on the leaders who wrote state constitutions is shown in

In its original form, the Electoral College system for choosing the president specified that the electors would be selected in what way?

What power is granted only to state governments?

How many states had to approve a change to the Articles of Confederation?

Which Article of the U.S. Constitution spells out the powers of Congress?

The Virginia Plan contained the main features of the federal government today, including

A proposed amendment to the Constitution becomes law when it is ratified by

The Constitution allows government officials to be removed from office if they are found by Congress to be guilty of crimes. This is an example of

What power is granted only to the national government?

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?