Constitution Quiz

Match the following

• Branch of Gov. that carries out laws

• Legislative Branch

• Branch of government that interprets law

• Executive Branch

• Branch of Government that makes laws

• Judicial Branch

Match the following

• system where one branch limits the other

• Anti-Federalist

• oppose new Constitution

• Federalist

• Support new government

• Checks and Balances

• division of power between the 3 branches

• Separation of Powers

Having two separate lawmaking champers

• limited government

• Convention

• Bicameral

• checks and balances

A clause is

• Part of a document or contract

• Guy in red hat, who breaks in at Christmas

• A compromise

• a rough draft

A special group of people chosen by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

• House of Representatives
• Electoral College
• State Senate
• Presidential Cabinet

How does the Constitution guard against tyranny? (check all that apply)

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• The Great Compromise

The legislative branch can check the power of the executive branch by

• nominate judges

• declare laws unconstitutional

• Impeach the president

• veto laws

The executive branch can check the power of the judicial branch by

• nominating judges

• declare presidential acts unconstitutional

• Veto laws

• declare laws unconstituional

How long do supreme court justices serve for

• For 2 years

• For life
• 4 years

• For 10 years

How long is a presidential term limit

• 6 years
• 8 years
• 4 years
• 10 years