U.S. Constitution
Use the transcript of the Constitution of the United States in your textbook, beginning on page 232, to answer the following questions.
The Preamble
1) The Constitution begins with an introductory paragraph that states the purpose of the new plan of government. The introduction is called the ______.
It says:
______
The Articles I-VII
2) The Constitution, as it was written in the year ______, was divided into numerous parts called “articles.” How many articles were there? ______
3) Article I deals with the ______branch of government.
4) Article I is subdivided into ten ______.
5) According to Article I, Section 1, legislative or “lawmaking” powers are granted to a ______made up of a House of ______and a ______.
6) The ______Compromise, discussed in chapter 8, set-up the government as in question 5.
7) Members of the House are chosen every ______years and members of the Senate every ______years
8) According the Article I, Section VIII, Clause XVIII: Congress has the power to make ______for carrying out their powers.
9) Article II discusses the organization of the ______branch.
10) Article II, Section I, says that executive power is given to a ______of the United States.
11) According to Article II, Section II the President is the ______of the Army and Navy; he can also make ______and ______ambassadors, public ministers, judges of the______and other officers.
12) Article III established a ______branch of government.
13) Article III, Section I, places judicial power in one ______and various other courts organized by Congress.
14) Article IV explains the relationship between the individual ______, and between the states and the United States government.
15) Article IV, Section III says that new states may be admitted only by ______.
16) Article IV, Section IV guarantees a ______government to every state.
17) Formal changes or additions to the Constitution, called ______, can be made according to the procedures outlined in Article ______.
18) According to the chart on page 247, amendments are approved in ______of Congress with a ______vote. Then they are ratified in the ______with a ______vote
19) Article VI says that the United States will pay its debts, this ______and its authority shall be the ______of the land, and national laws are to be followed when in conflict with state laws.
20) Article VII required that ______states ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect.
21) The Constitution was signed on ______, ______.