12/4 R1/W1 DOL - Intro to US Constitution and US Gov't

What document are we discussing

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is "a written document that serves as a plan of government"?

• ratification

• constitution

• bicameral legislature

• amendment

Who is the main writer of the Constitution? He is sometimes called "the Father of the Constitution".

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Mason

What do we call the different sections/topics of the US Constitution?

• paragraphs

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• amendments

Which Article describes the AMENDMENT PROCESS?

• Article 1

• Article 3

• Article 5

• Article 6

What are the first 10 amendments in the Constitution called?

• Elastic clause

• Article 4

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

Which principle is represented with the words "WE THE PEOPLE"?

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

Which principle of the Constitution is about how citizens elect (vote for) representatives?

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• separation of powers

Which constitutional principle is how power is divided and shared between the national and state government (also known as the 10th amendment)?

• checks and balances

• judicial review

• federalism

• republicanism

Which constitutional principle is about the 3 branches of government and was influenced by the French Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu?

• checks and balances

• individual rights

• separation of power

• federalism