Constitution 2

  1. What principle of the constitution provides for each branch of government to exercise control over the others?
    Checks and Balances
  2. Levy taxes, borrow money, declare war, establish post offices are all examples of what?
    Legislative Expressed Powers
  3. What is the purpose of the Preamble?
    Give the goals of the constitution
  4. What does Article V of the Constitution cover?
    Amending
  5. What does Article IV cover of the Constitution cover?
    Federalism
  6. What does Article VII of the Constitution VII of the Constitution cover?
    Ratification
  7. In the Preamble, there is the quote "Insure domestic tranquility."What does tranquility mean?
    Harmony
  8. What principle of the constitution developed from what is specifically written and not written in the constitution?
    Limited government
  9. What is the supreme law of the land?
    Constitution
  10. The Preamble, Articles, and the Amendments together make up what?
    Constitution
  11. What does Article II of the Constitution cover?
    Executive Branch
  12. What is power being held by voting citizens through elected officials?
    Republic
  13. What principle of the constitution provides for the powers of government to be divided between the three branches of government?
    Separation of Powers
  14. The power to veto is a check and balance between what two branches of government?
    Executive and Legislative
  15. In the Preamble, there is the quote "to ourselves and our posterity." What does posterity mean?
    Future Generations
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Constitution 2
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Constitution 2
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