chapter 9 social studies test review the us constitution ~mrs. connor
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Chapter 9 Social Studies Test Review
The US Constitution
~Mrs. Connor
Legislative Branch
• Who makes laws needed for the country?
The “elastic clause” gives Congress the
power to…
pass laws needed to carry out its other powers.
~keep any one branch from becoming too POWERFUL
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to…
The Executive Branch
Which branch enforces and carries out federal laws?
Judicial Branch
Which branch is responsible for
RESOLVINGdisputes
involving the law?
The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law
unconstitutional is known as…?
Judicial Review
A bill cannot become a law until it is…
approved by Congress and signed by the President
The power to ratify treaties belongs to…?
The President
The President has the power to…
veto laws passed by Congress.
The Constitution
• What document has survived more than 200 years because
it is a strong framework for the government, BUT is also
flexible?
What system does the diagram illustrate?
checks and balances
- Amending the Constitution -
An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by either the…. OR…...?
Congress or the National Convention
There are how many ways to propose and ratify a
constitutional amendment?
FOUR
An amendment may be ratified by ¾ of the ….?
State Legislatures
The Preamble of the Constitution
The Preamble lists the… goals of the government
WE THE PEOPLE give authority to…?
ordinary Americans
Tranquility means…?
peace and order
To “provide a common defense” means….?
~to protect Americans from foreign enemies
Which words mean “the creation of federal courts”?
“establish justice”“OUR POSTERITY” is our…?
descendants
CONSTITUTIONChecks and BalancesOnly the president has the power to
___________ NSTITUTION