Scripture Principals
In 1 Timothy 2, Paul urges Christians to do this for kings and everyone in authority so we can live peaceful lives.
What is pray?
This economic system relies on private ownership, open competition, and free-market supply and demand.
What is capitalism
This branch of the U.S. federal government is responsible for creating and passing federal laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
The opening sentence of the U.S. Constitution begins with these three famous words.
What are "We the People"?
Michigan's first governor was 19 years old when he assumed office.
Who is Stevens T Mason?
Romans 13 teaches that citizens should respect civil government because all earthly authority is ultimately established by...
Who is God?
An economic system where the central government controls all major means of production and sets output targets.
What is Socialism?
Headed by the President, this branch is tasked with enforcing and administering laws.
What is the Executive branch?
The collective name given to the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Famous for classic Detroit flavors like Redpop and Rock & Rye, this company helped popularize calling soft drinks "pop" rather than "soda."
What is Faygo?
In the Old Testament book of Daniel, Daniel praises God for having the supreme power to place and remove?
Who are kings (or leaders)?
In this economic system, major industries and resources are owned or regulated by the public to distribute wealth more equally among citizens.
What is communism?
This branch interprets laws, evaluates their constitutionality, and is headed by the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial branch?
This amendment protects five core civic liberties: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
In 1908, Henry Ford revolutionized American transportation in Michigan by introducing this affordable, mass-produced car.
What is the Model T?
1 Peter 2 tells believers to live as good citizens and respect laws, reminding them not to use their freedom as an excuse to do?
What is sin?
These mandatory payments made by citizens and businesses to the government are used to fund public services like roads, schools, and national defense.
What are taxes?
Established in the 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, this power allows courts to strike down legislative or executive acts as unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
Because times change, this official term refers to a formal change or addition made to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
Founded in Battle Creek by Will Keith Kellogg, this breakfast food became a massive Michigan industry after a batch of boiled wheat was left out by accident.
What is breakfast cereal (or corn flakes)?
In Acts 5, when religious leaders ordered the apostles to stop preaching about Jesus, Peter said, "We must obey God rather than"?
What is man?
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith used this famous metaphor to describe how individuals seeking self-interest inadvertently benefit society.
What is the "invisible hand"?
This constitutional mechanism gives each branch specific powers to block or limit the actions of the other two branches.
What are checks and balances?
The founding father known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he wrote the basic plan and took detailed notes at the convention.
Who is James Madison?
In 1835, Michigan and Ohio had a nearly bloodless "war" over a border strip of land; Ohio kept the city of Toledo, while Michigan was granted this entire region as a compromise.
What is the Upper Peninsula (or the U.P.)?