Constitution Basics

The _______is the introduction to the Constitution.

• Preamble

• Article

• Foreword

Article ____discusses the executive branch

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Article 1 discusses this branch of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

people have the ultimate authority

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

each branch has the power to check the power of the other two

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

Congress can pass a law but the President can sign it. This is an example of ______________

• judicial review

• federalism

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

Congress can declare war. This is an example of ___________

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• federalism

• rule of law

the court's power to declare laws unconstitutional is _________________

• Constitutional Review

• Judicial Review

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

Which article discusses how the Constitution can be changed (amended)

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

which article discusses ratification of the Constitution

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7