U. S. Constitution

The preamble begins with _________________________

• branches

• We the people

• framers

• convention

What does "we the people of the United States" mean?

• all citizens of the U.S.

• all men of the U.S.

• all federalists of the U.S.

• all women of the U.S.

What did the Preamble do?

• The Preamble states the purposes of our Constitution.

• The Preamble tells the laws.

• The Preamble explains each government power.

• The Preamble tells how to amend the Constitution.

Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

The purpose of the Constitution is to ___________.

• define government and show us how we can work together to create a good government

• tell us what to do in our everyday life

• make George Washington our first President

• give fifty-five men a job to do that might help us one day

What do the articles in the Constitution explain?

• how the branches of government work

• responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States

• how the United States Constitution can be changed

• all of the answers are true

What is the introduction paragraph called in the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles

• The Preamble

• The Framers

Checks and balances

• A form of government in which representatives

  get their authority from the people.

• A system which prevents any one branch of

  government from becoming too powerful.

• the principle or rule of the Constitution that

  divided all the powers and duties of government among separate

  branches.

• the distribution of power in a government between a central

  government and local governments, such as states.

The federal government was created to be a government for __________.

• A few states

• the whole country

• Benjamin Franklin

• the world

What year did they write the Constitution?

• 2087

• 1987

• 1887

• 1787