The United States Constitution

Which branch enforces the law and includes the president?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Constitiutional Branch

Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Constitiutional Branch

Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?

• Executive Brnach 
• Legislative Branch
•  Judicial Branch
• Constitutional Branch

Which principle keeps one branch from gaining too much power?

• limited government
• checks and balances
• federalism
• popular sovereignty

What are the first 10 amendments called?

• Electoral College
• Congress
• Bill of Rights
• amendment

What is a change or addition to the Constitution called?

• Bill of Rights
• amendment
• Congress
• Electoral College

The three branches of the national government are:

• The House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the National Archives
• judicial, legislative, executive
• executive, the house, military
• president, cabinet, congress

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

• Individual Rights
• State Rights
• Slavery
• The Articles of Confederation

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignity
• Checks and balances
• Federalism

The Magna Carta, The Petition of Right, and The English Bill of Rights are similar because:

• They establish a new constitution

• They limited the powers of the monarch

• They were written by the King

• They establish the Monarchy