What does the Constitution do for the United States? Outlines the responsibilities of state governments Determines state boundaries and trade regulations Establishes the military and economic policies Sets up the government, defines the structure, and protects basic rights

Sets up the government, defines the structure, and protects basic rights

What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful? The Bill of Rights Both checks and balances and separation of powers The electoral college The Preamble

Both checks and balances and separation of powers

What are the two houses that make up the legislative branch of the U.S. government? The Supreme Court and the Senate Both House of Representatives and Senate The Senate and the Executive Office The Cabinet and the House of Representatives

Both House of Representatives and Senate

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What is the supreme law of the land in the United States?

What does the Constitution do for the United States?

A formal change made to the Constitution is known as a(n) _____?

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as the _____?

Which of the following is not a right or freedom from the First Amendment?

How many amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?

What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Who is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. government?

What are the two houses that make up the legislative branch of the U.S. government?

How many U.S. Senators are there?

A Senator is elected for _____ years and the House is elected for _____ years.

Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

Which branch of government has the power to veto legislation?

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

What is the highest court in the United States?

Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the states. This describes which basic principle of the Constitution?

Which social science is defined as the study of how man organizes and runs society?

Which theory of the state explains that the state was created when people gave up some freedoms for government protection?

_____ means that a state has absolute authority within its borders.

The first form of government following the Revolutionary War was the _____?

What resolved the difference between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?

What allows the Supreme Court to declare acts of the President and Congress unconstitutional?

A proposed law is known as a _____?

What type of committee is established in Congress to work out two different versions of a bill?

How can Congress overturn a presidential veto?

What is the total number of electoral votes needed to win the presidential election?

Who elects the President of the United States?

How many total electors are in the Electoral College?

How many members are in the U.S. Supreme Court?

The head of the Supreme Court is known as the _____?

What does the Constitution require for the ratification of a treaty?

Why were the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-fourth Amendments added to the U.S. Constitution?

Despite the President's support for the treaty, it was not ratified. This failure is an example of which constitutional principle?

How does the Miranda v. Arizona ruling affect the rights of citizens?

Why are the Civil Rights Acts necessary?

Based on the 10th Amendment, the Constitution's creation of a federal form of government created tensions between which two groups?

How does the U.S. Constitution ensure that citizens receive fair treatment?

Why does the U.S. Constitution require the sharing of power?

How might a change to better reflect the popular vote affect the importance of a state in a presidential election?

Why would critics claim that the winner-take-all rule in the Electoral College opposes democratic values?

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