The opening statement of the

Constitution is called the

__________.
The Preamble

The Constitution has

_______________.

six

To form a more perfect union

(the goal of unity), the
Constitution gives the national
government _____________.
A broad range of powers

The __________ has the power

to tax all the people.

Congress

The __________ is responsible

for carrying out the laws of the
United States.
President of the United States

The goal of justice requires

__________.

That the law be applied

fairly

The __________ helps ensure

domestic tranquility during
national emergencies.
National Guard

The ___________ provides for

the common defense.

Armed Forces

According to the principle of

popular sovereignty, the
____________ hold the final
authority in government.
People

The Constitution is a contract

between __________.

The American people and

their government

How old to citizens have to be

in order to vote?

Eighteen

According to the principle of

limited government, what
powers does the government
have?
The powers the people
grant it.

The most important limits on

government power are listed in
__________.
The Bill of Rights

The principle of separation of

powers requires government
be divided __________.
Into three branches

According to the principle of

federalism, government power
is divided __________.
Between the Federal
government and state
governments

One check a President has on

Congress is that of being able
to ______ a bill.
veto

A check the Supreme Court

has on Congress is the power
to declare a law
_____________________.
unconstitutional

Article 1 of the Constitution

sets up ______________

The
Legislative
Branch

Article 2 of the Constitution

sets up ______________

The
Executive
Branch

Article 3 of the Constitution

sets up ______________

The Judicial
Branch

The Bill of Rights contains the

first __________ amendments
to the Constitution.
ten

How many amendments to the

Constitution are there?

27

The major duty of the

Legislative Branch is
__________.
To make the law

The major body of the

legislative branch is called
_________.
Congress

Citizens exercise their power

in a representative government
by ________________.
Voting and electing officials to
make and enforce the law

Congress meets in the city of

__________.
Washington D.C.

There are ____ Senators in

Congress today.

100

There are _____ senators from

each state.

Two

A senators term is _______

years long.

Six

A citizen must be at
__________ years old to be a
Senator.

30

The presiding officer of the

Senate is __________.
The Vice-President of the United
States

How many representatives

does each state have?
It depends on the population of
the state. Each state gets the
same % of 435 that it has of the
national population.

A citizen must be at
__________ years old to be a
representative.

25

There are ______

representatives if the House of
Representatives today.

435

A representatives term of
office is _____ years long.
two

The chief duty of the Executive

Branch is to __________ the
law.
Execute (carry out)

A natural citizen of the United

States must be _____ years old
to be elected President.

35

The President is
__________ of the
Armed Forces.
Commander in Chief

A Presidents term
is____ years long.

The _______ Court has

the final word on the
Constitutionality of a law.

Supreme

There are ______

justices on the
Supreme Court.
Nine

The ________
appoints justices to
the Supreme Court.
President

The _______must
approve the Presidents
appointments to the
Supreme Court

Senate

How can a Supreme

Court justice be
removed from office?
By being impeached
and convicted

Reserved powers are

_________.
Powers reserved to the
states or the people

A Presidents term
begins on ______ after
being elected.
January 20th

A flag should only be flown from

________________, unless it is it
is illuminated.

national

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