The Constitution

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What year was the Constitution written in?

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1787

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What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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the Bill of Rights

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How many amendments are there?

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27

Front

This part of the constitution tells the reason for the constitution

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Preamble

Front

What is the nickname for the constitution?

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The highest law of the land

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The three branches of government are

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judicial, executive, legislative

Front

The branch that officially introduces bills to become laws is the ____ branch.

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legislative

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Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing (executing) laws? Options: Judicial, Legislative, Executive

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Executive

Front

The authors of the United States Constitution included a system of checks and balances to

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prevent any one branch of government from controlling the other branches

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Which branch interprets laws? Options: Executive, Judicial, Legislative

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Judicial