1. Which idea is part of the foundation of the United States Constitution and the state constitutions?
A. The government protects rights and citizens have responsibilities.
B. A constitution provides a supreme set of laws that are permanent.
C. State governments have powers equal to the federal government.
D. The Union is an alliance of sovereign states with a weak central authority.
2. What do both the United States Constitution and the Louisiana Constitution provide?
A. guidelines governing the structure of political parties
B. rules for representation in a three-house legislature
C. a process by which the documents may be amended
D. a division of power among four branches of government
3. How are the United States Constitution and the Louisiana Constitutio
A. They set rules for staffing and organizing political parties.
B. They grant lawmaking powers to a bicameral legislature.
C. They establish four branches to check and balance each other.
D. They allow the executive branch to amend the document.
4. Which phrase best describes the popular sovereignty principle found in the preambles of the United States Constitution and Louisiana Constitution?
A. liberty or death
B. rule by the people
C. every man a king
D. the buck stops here
5. What are the primary functions of a municipal government?
A. passing ordinances and managing services in a city, town, or village
B. carrying out particular tasks, such as fire protection, in a district
C. passing legislation and executing the law in a district of four or more parishes
D. selecting justices and hearing civil and criminal cases in a parish