Government Review

The official written plan of government for the United States is?

• the Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

• elect a president

• fix the Articles of Confederation

Match the following

• Means to approve

• ratify

• makes all national laws

• executive

• can veto bills and enforces the laws

• judicial

• Put in the Constitution so one branch cannot control the government.

• checks and balances

• Decides whether laws follow the Constitution

• legislative

Match the following

• Protects citizens from unfair searches

• 1st amendment

• right to free speech

• 2nd amendment

• Deal with due process of law such as right to a fair trial

• 5-8th amendments

• Government cannot make citizens house soldiers

• 3rd amendment

• protects the right for citizens to have weapons

• 4th Amendment

First state to ratify the Constitution was?

(a)  

Match the following

• The introduction to the Constitution written by Gouvernuer Morris

• due process

• Guaranteed to a fair trial

• republic

• Form of government where people elect representatives to govern the country

• preamble

• The first 10 amendments

• Congress

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Bill of Rights

Match the following

• freedom of religion and speech

• First Amendment

• Number of these elected by state is determined by their population

• legislative branch

• Each state elects two people for the _____

• House of Representatives

• can impeach a president

• Justice of the Supreme Court

• Serve for life

• Senate