The Preamble Retake Flashcards
What statement IS NOT true regarding the Preamble to the US Constitution?
a. The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land
b. The preamble DOES NOT define government powers or individual rights.
c. The preamble sets the stage for the Constitution.
The preamble DOES NOT define government powers or individual rights.
Which statement IS INCORRECT regarding the U.S. Constitution?
a. It contains a preamble
b. It contains seven articles
c. The first three articles establish the relationship of the states to the Federal Government
The first three articles establish the relationship of the states to the Federal Government
Which article in the Constitution assigns the responsibility for making laws to the Legislative Branch (Congress)?
a. Article I
b. Article II
c. Article III
Article I
What roles and responsibilities are laid out in Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
a. It details the Executive Branch and the offices of the President and Vice President.
b. It establishes the Judicial Branch with the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal court system’s highest court.
c. It explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws.
It details the Executive Branch and the offices of the President and Vice President.
What roles and responsibilities are laid out in Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
a. It details the Executive Branch and the offices of the President and Vice President.
b. It establishes the Judicial Branch with the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal court system’s highest court.
c. It explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws.
It establishes the Judicial Branch with the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal court system’s highest court.
What does Article V (Article 5) of the U.S. Constitution address?
a. It details the Executive Branch and the offices of the President and Vice President.
b. It establishes the Judicial Branch with the U.S. Supreme Court as the federal court system’s highest court.
c. It explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws.
It explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws.
Which Article of the U.S. Constitution address the Ratification?
a. Article V
b. Article VI
c. Article VII
Article VII
What is INCORRECT about Article I, Sec. II, regarding qualifications for House of Representatives?
a. Age of thirty five Years
b. Age of twenty five Years
c. seven Years a Citizen of the United States
d. be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Age of thirty five Years
What is one purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
a. to state why the new government is being formed.
b. to show that the central government under the Confederation was stronger.
c. to show how the wealthy can keep their slaves
to state why the new government is being formed.
Provisions of the Constitution that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches.
a. Separation of Power
b. Checks and Balances
c. enumerated powers
Checks and Balances
What is one key difference between the House and the Senate?
a. Article I, Sec. 25, gives the House the power of impeachment, then the Senate tries the case.
b. Article I, Sec. 25, gives the Senate the power of impeachment, then the House tries the case.
Article I, Sec. 25, gives the House the power of impeachment, then the Senate tries the case.
Why does Congress limit the power of the president and the military?
a. it’s designed so that civilians control the military to prevent armed forces from staging a coup.
b. it’s designed so that the Executive branch control the military to allow the armed forces to stage a coup when necessary.
it’s designed so that civilians control the military to prevent armed forces from staging a coup.
