Unit 6: The Constitution Review

When did the Constitution become the supreme law of the land?

• When the Bill of Rights was added

• When nine states ratified it

• When the supreme court ratified it

• When congress ratified it

What is significant about the Preamble of the Constitution?

• It States the purposes and goals for the U.S. government

• It creates the three branches of government

• It states the rights of the people around the world

• It creates a foreign policy

How is the passage below from the U.S. Constitution reflected in the U.S. government today?

"We the People of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

• Congress can pass laws

• President can make executive orders

• Supreme court can find laws unconstitutional

• Government officials are elected by the people of the United States

Which enlightenment thinker influenced the U.S. Constitution to include the three branches of government?

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• Barron de Montesquieu

If the United States Senate refuses to approve a treaty what is this an example of?

• Rule of Law

• Popular Sovereignty

• Veto Power

• Checks and Balances

What is it called when no man is above the law?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Ex Post Facto

• Rule of Law

• Habeas Corpus

What keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Rule of Law

• Checks and Balances

Why does the United States have Rule of Law?

• Justice for only the rich and power

• Equal Justice for all

• To allow judges to make laws for all

• To allow larger states to have more laws than smaller states

What is the main job of Judicial branch?

• Make Laws

• Carry Out Laws

• Introduce Laws

• Ensure laws are Constitutional

Found in article 2 of the Constitution, what allows Congress to have the power to expand the federal government?

• "Necessary and Proper" Clause

• Regulate Trade

• Coin Money

• Tax