Ch. 3-1 Ideals of the Constitution

Before your are arrested an impartial judge must issue an arrest warrant

• Insure Domestic Tranquility
• Provide for the Common Defense
• Promote the General Welfare
• Secure the Blessings of Liberty

According to the Constitution, what happens when a state law and a federal law conflict?

• The state follows its own law.
• The state law must give way to the federal law.
• Congress decides which law should be followed.
• The president decides which law should be followed.

The fact that the U.S. government attacked Iraq and Afghanistan. 

• Establish Justice
• Insure domestic tranquility
• Provide for the Common Defense
• Secure the Blessings of Liberty

System of government, powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful

• limited government
• federaism
• parliamentary rule
• dictatorship

The preamble is a

• list of states in the nation
• set of laws for the nation
• list of citizen's rights
• statement of goals for the U.S.

Federal Aviation Administration setting standards for airplanes and pilot training

• Insure domestic tranquility
• Provide for the Common Defense
• Promote the General Welfare
• Secure the Blessings of Liberty

System in which the decision of more than half of the people is accepted by all

• unfair
• minority rule
• majority rule
• unconstitutional

The fact that there is a process to amend the constitution

• Form a more perfect union
• Establish Justice
• Secure the Blessings of Liberty
• Provide for the Common Defense

Only the federal government has the power to...

• regulate trade between the states
• hold elections
• build schools
• build highways

The power to collect taxes

• reserved power
• delegated power
• concurrent power
• dual power