What are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion?
100
Name the branch of government that includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
100
Name the year the U.S. Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
100
Name the group of men who met at the Constitutional Convention to write a plan for how the government works.
Who are the Founding Fathers?
100
Name the word that means what someone can and can't do.
What are rules/laws?
200
Name the responsibility citizens have that provides the government money to pay for things like schools, parks, police, etc.
What is paying taxes?
200
Name the branch of national government that includes Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
200
Name the way our constitution limits the power of government.
Checks and Balances
200
Name a reason having a government is important.
What is:
1. protect the health and safety of citizens
2. provide public services
3. provide a justice system
4. promote the common good
5. protect the rights of individual citizens
200
Name a reason it is important to elect good leaders in our country.
What is because they represent us and make important decisions.
300
Name the term used to describe the basic rights of all people simply because they are human beings.
What are inalienable rights?
300
Name the branch of state government that is headed by the governor.
What is the executive branch?
300
Name the word that means government "by the people" and describes the kind of constitution we have in the United States.
What is democracy?
300
Name the capitol of the United States.
What is Washington D.C.?
300
Name a reason why we elect leaders in our country.
What is: to make sure the leader is the one most people want.