U.S. GOVERNMENT review 1.1

A constitution is a document with the​ (a)   ,​ laws, and​ rights of a nation-state.

• basic principles
• independence
• population
• political parties
• republic

Basic principle of the U.S. Constitution: the people have the power

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• limited government

Basic principle of the U.S. Constitution: the people vote for representatives who make decisions

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• limited government

Basic principle of the U.S. Constitution: power is shared between federal and states governments.

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• republicanism

• limited government

The U.S. Constitution is​ (a)   and​ (b)   .

• old
• young
• short
• long

The United States has written​ (a)   constitution.

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 13

The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution did NOT have a​ (a)   . They needed to​ (b)   .

• consensus
• compromise
• pencil
• idea
• dance
• sleep

What are the 1st words of the U.S. Constitution?

• Welcome to the United States

• "In a democracy"

• "I the king"

• "We the people"

Which explanation is NOT listed in the introduction of the U.S. Constitution?

• unify the states

• end the war

• protect the nation

• make good lives for people

Organize these powers into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) Federal Powers

,

(b) Concurrent Powers

,

(c) State Powers

• public health

• relations with other countries

• borrow and spend money

• repair roads

• declare war

• collect taxes

• produce money

• manage elections

• manage schools