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Civics (26)Constitution (26)Government (26)Political Science (26)Public Administration (26)State and Local Government (26)US Government (26)Civil Liberties (23)Federalism (23)The Constitution and Its Origins (23)

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The Constitution is described as consisting of a preamble and how many articles?Read the answer and worked solution →The framers divided the national government into how many separate branches?Read the answer and worked solution →Dividing the national government into branches with different responsibilities is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Giving each branch power to restrict the actions of the others creates a system of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Constitution is described as consisting of a preamble and how many articles?

  1. Seven articles
  2. Three articles
  3. Ten articles
  4. Twenty articles
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Correct answer: A. Seven articles

1. The Constitution has a fixed structure. 2. It opens with a preamble. 3. The Constitution consists of a preamble and seven articles. 4. Amendments were added later. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_

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The framers divided the national government into how many separate branches?

  1. Nine branches
  2. Three branches
  3. Two branches
  4. Five branches
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Correct answer: B. Three branches

1. Power was deliberately split rather than concentrated. 2. The framers resolved the problem of concentrated power. 3. They did so through a separation of powers. 4. That divided the national government into three separate branches. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_

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Dividing the national government into branches with different responsibilities is called:

  1. Separation of powers
  2. Concentration of power
  3. Delegation of duties
  4. Suspension of powers
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Correct answer: A. Separation of powers

1. The arrangement has a formal name. 2. The framers divided the national government into three separate branches. 3. They assigned different responsibilities to each one. 4. That arrangement is a separation of powers. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_

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