Constitutional Basics

True or False: The Constitution is a flexible document.

• True
• False

How many amendments are in the Constitution?

• 10
• 15
• 20
• 27

What is the name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights
• Madison’s 10
• The Big 10
• The First 10

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? 

• To explain why America left Britain
• To explain what went wrong with the Articles of Confederation
• To provide the only rights written in the Constitution
• To provide rights not written in the Constitution

The idea that the government gets its power from the authority of the people is called: 

• Separation of powers
• Checks and balances
• Republicanism
• Popular sovereignty

Which system of government provides a limited government in which people hold the power?

• Separation of powers
• Checks and balances
• Republicanism
• Popular sovereignty

Which system of government says that power is to be shared between the federal government and the states?

• Separation of powers
• Federalism
• Republicanism
• Popular sovereignty

Which type of powers belong only to the federal government? 

• Enumerated powers
• Reserved powers
• Concurrent powers
• Implied powers

Which type of powers belong only to the states? 

• Enumerated powers
• Reserved powers
• Concurrent powers
• Implied powers

Which type of powers are shared between the federal government and the states?

• Enumerated powers
• Reserved powers
• Concurrent powers
• Implied powers