The Constitution

Question 1

The principle that government can only do what its people give it the authority to do is called

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limited government.

Question 2

How do Americans exercise popular sovereignty?

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by voting for representatives

Question 3

US citizens participate in the judicial branch of government by

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serving on juries.

Question 4

Which best states the principle of limited government established by the Constitution?

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Government can do only what the people give it authority to do.

Question 5

The Constitution established three branches of government that

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have different powers.

Question 6

The federal government has the power to

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conduct foreign policy.

Question 7

The second step to amending the Constitution is that an amendment must be approved by

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three-fourths of state legislatures.

Question 8

How long did it take for the Thirteenth Amendment to be ratified by state legislatures after it was passed by Congress?

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less than a year

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