GOVERNMENT 101
The system used to make and enforce rules for a society.
What is government?
The document that serves as the supreme law of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
The branch that makes federal laws.
What is the legislative branch?
The first amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and this.
What is petition?
A person who is legally recognized as a member of a country.
What is a citizen?
This type of government allows citizens to have a voice in how they are governed.
What is democracy?
The first three words of the U.S. Constitution.
What is “We the People”?
The branch led by the President
What is the executive branch?
The right to express your opinions without government punishment is protected by this freedom.
What is freedom of speech?
The process by which a person who was not born a U.S. citizen can become one.
What is naturalization?
The idea that government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The branch that interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
The right to vote is an example of this type of civic right.
What is political participation?
One way citizens can participate in government.
What is voting?
A government in which one person has most or all of the power.
What is a dictatorship?
The part of the Constitution that explains the purpose of the document and begins with “We the People.”
What is the Preamble?
Congress is made up of these two groups.
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
Serving on a jury is an example of a citizen's civic __________.
What is responsibility?
Paying taxes helps the government provide these things to the public.
What are public services?
This principle means that no person, including government leaders, is above the law.
What is rule of law?
The system that divides government power between the national government and state governments
What is federalism?
The system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Contacting elected officials, voting, volunteering, and attending community meetings are examples of this.
What is civic engagement?