Which of the following refers to the Declaration of Independence (NOT the Constitution)?
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because people were afraid that the national government would be too weak without it.
Who else, besides the people, get rights from the Bill of Rights?
Match the constitutional principle with its correct definition.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Federalism | arrow_right_alt | Dividing governmental power among three branches |
Popular Sovereignty | arrow_right_alt | Allowing each branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches |
Checks and Balances | arrow_right_alt | Dividing governmental power among three different levels of government (national, state, and local) |
Limited Government | arrow_right_alt | Having the Supreme Court determine whether or not laws and policies are following the Constitution |
Separation of Powers | arrow_right_alt | Making sure that the government only has enough power to carry out its necessary functions |
Judicial Review | arrow_right_alt | Making sure that the people have the power |
The two main purposes of the Bill of Rights are to prevent abuse of power by the national government and to ensure that all people have natural rights.
What is the political spectrum?
It is possible for people at different points on the political spectrum to have the same goals as each other.
Your place on the political spectrum might explain how you feel about issues such as the government's role in the economy and how much individual freedom people should have.
Check off the three primary responsibilities of all governments.
Place the following items in the appropriate branch of government.
Includes the President
Includes Congress
Makes laws
Includes agencies that help to carry out and enforce the law
Includes the Supreme Court
Enforces laws
Interprets laws
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
When laws are written, they are supposed to follow all of the guidelines that are outlined in the Constitution.
When there is debate about whether or not a law follows the rules set forth in the Constitution, whose job is it to figure it out?
It is very easy to add an amendment to the Constitution.
At what point in our history were almost half of our constitutional amendments added?
Which critical event caused three of our most significant amendments to be added to the Constitution?
Even though very few amendments have been added in recent years, people still propose ideas like banning flag burning and getting rid of income taxes.
The Constitution lists all the specific powers that are given to the states.
Which amendment says that any power not given to the national government automatically belongs to the state governments?
Some powers only belong to the national government (not the state governments).
The national government can never expand on the powers that are listed in the Constitution.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Which of the following phrases can be found hanging above the U.S. Supreme Court Building?
Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices?
List two amendments and explain how they grant you rights.