The U.S. Constitution

When was the U.S. Constitution signed?

• September 17, 1787

• August 2, 1776

• July 4, 1775

• December 16, 1773

True or False

The U.S. Constitution is organized into 3 parts.

• True

• False

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The U.S. Constitution includes which of he following?

• Declaration of Independance

• Preamble, Articles, Amendments

• The branches of goverment

• The Founding Fathers

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What is the purpose of the Preamble?

• To create the 3 branches of the goverment

• To establish justice

• To create a system of checks and balances

• To explain why the Constitution was written

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How does the U.S. Constitution begin?

• We the People

• We the Founding Fathers

• We the Blessings of Liberty

• We the branches of Government

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True or False

The first 3 articles of the Constitution define the law.

• True

• False

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The branches of government are...

• Legislative, Congress, and Supreme Court

• Legislative, Executive, and Congress

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

• Congress, Supreme Court, and Judicial

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What is the Legislative Branch made up of?

• The President and his staff

• Senators and Representative we elect to Congress

• The Supreme Court and other courts

• The members of the Founding Fathers

What does the word Compromise mean?

• Each side giving us a little of what it wants

• To make something certain

• People getting together for a reason

• To make safe

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What is the job of the Executive Branch?

• They make the laws

• They make sure the laws follow the Constitution

• They put the laws into action

• All of the above