The U.S. Constitution

What is the U.S Constitution?

• Supreme law of the land
• An amendment
• A system of government
• A group of people who make laws

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What are the three branches of government?

• Congress, Presidents, Judges
• Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Executive, Legislative, Senate
• Judicial, House of Representatives, Senate

Whats does the Judicial Branch of government do?

• Supervies laws
• Make laws
• Carry out the laws
• Interpret and explain the laws.

What does the Legislative Branch of government do?

• Carry out the laws
• Interpret the laws
• Make the laws
• Supervise the law

What does the Executive Branch of goernment do?

• Enforce the laws

• Make laws
• Interpret the laws

• Doesn't have anything to do with laws

What do we call a formal change to the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• Laws
• Amendment

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A add on to the declaration of independence
• The lasts words of the preamble
• The first 3 words of the constitution
• The first 10 Amendments

What are the first 3 words of the U.S constitution?

• Life, liberty, and happiness
• We the people
• Liberty or death
• We the kings

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10
• 17
• 35
• 27

Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?

• They felt it gave too much power to the national government.
• They felt it gave the president too much power (like a king).
• They wanted a list of rights included so that people's rights couldn't be ignored.
• All of the above