US Constitution Review

Which branch of the government makes the laws?

• Legislative 
• Executive
• Judicial 

Which branch of the government carries out the laws? 

• Legislative 
• Executive
• Judicial 

Congress is broken into 2 parts

• House of Representatives & Senate 
• President & Vice President
• Supreme Court & House of Representatives 

How many states are there today?

• 50

• 51

• 13

• 25

The division of power between national and state governments is called _____

• Democracy

• Ideals

• Balance of Power

• Federalism

Define Republicanism.

• Citizens elect representatives to carry out their will.

• A political party

• Three branches of government

• The president choses a cabinet to make decisions

A change to the U.S. Constitution is called an ____

• veto

• declaration

• addendum

• amendment

What was the name of the first government the 13 Colonies created when they declared independence?

• The Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• The Confederate States of America

• U.S. Constitution

Under the Constitution, laws are interpreted by the ____ branch.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• None of the above

The Constitution can be changed if _____ of the members of Congress and ______ of the states agree.

• 1/2 and 2/3

• 0 and 0

• 2/3 and 3/4