Chapter 3: The United States Constitution Test

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With the words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes what is called:

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Popular Sovereignty

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This Article of the Constitution created the process to amend the constitution:

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5

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The President's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of

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Checks and Balances

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Article II created which branch? 

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Executive 

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Through checks and balances this branch of the government has the power to create lower courts

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Legislative

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Which of the following is a method of amending the constitution? Options: Proposal by three-fourths of the House of Representatives and ratification by conventions in three-fourths of State legislatures, proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of State legislatures, Senate Votes Congress Agrees, Proposal by two-thirds of the Senate and approval of three-fourths of the states.

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proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of State legislatures

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The US Constitution has been amended or changed how many times?

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27

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All of these are basic principles of the constitution except? Limited Government, Federalism, Checks and Balances, Enabling Act

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Enabling Act

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The executive branch is made up of two houses - The Senate and the House of Representatives.

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False

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The court system is part of the

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Judicial Branch