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Ch.6 Lesson 4: Key Concepts of the Constitution

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    Gr.6 - Tr.1
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  • …………… protects citizens from a government's misuse of power.
    The rule of justice
    The rule of liberty
    The rule of law
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  • The President can check the power of the Supreme Court by …………… a justice.
    vetoing
    eliminating
    nominating
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  • Which of the following BEST describes what the Supreme Court does?
    It guarantees domestic tranquility.
    It decides whether laws follow the Constitution.
    It provides for the common defense.
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  • Which of the following BEST describes the military’s responsibility?
    to create a more perfect union
    to provide for the common defense
    to establish justice
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  • What does the phrase "a more perfect union" in the Preamble mean?
    making the government stronger
    strengthening and unifying the country
    giving more power to the states
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  • What does "domestic tranquility" mean in the Preamble?
    providing for national defense
    ensuring peace and safety within the country
    expanding the country's borders
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  • What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?
    It gave women the right to vote
    It ended slavery
    It guaranteed freedom of speech
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  • Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
    The Nineteenth Amendment
    The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
    The Fifteenth Amendment
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  • What does "suffrage" mean?
    The right to freedom of speech
    The right to a fair trial
    The right to vote
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  • How many amendments have been added to the Constitution so far?
    27
    30
    25
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  • What was a major reason that the Constitution was created?
    To give more power to the king
    To create a new government for all the states
    To unify the country after the Articles of Confederation fai
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  • What is the highest court in the United States?
    The State Court
    The Supreme Court
    The Federal Court
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  • Who nominates Supreme Court Justices?
    The President
    Congress
    The States
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  • What does the phrase “establish justice” mean?
    Only judges can decide laws
    All states follow the same laws
    Everyone is treated fairly
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  • Why were amendments added to the Constitution?
    to reflect changes in society
    to make it shorter
    to remove old laws
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  • Who helped push for the Voting Rights Act?
    George Washington
    Rosa Parks
    Martin Luther King, Jr
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