Purposes of Government
Significant Documents
Important Terms
Levels and Branches of Government
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100

These are three services the U.S. Government provides.

What are interstate highways, national parks, and armed forces. (Other answers may apply)

100

The first part of the U.S Constitution that starts out, "We the people...."

What is The Preamble

100

Another word for liberty.

What is freedom.

100

The leader of the executive branch on the federal (national), state, and local level.

What is....

national-president

state-governor

city-mayor

100
This branch of government judges laws and makes sure they are Constitutional.

What is the judicial branch.

200

These are examples of how the U.S. Government functions to promote the common good.

public smoking bans, speed limits, seat belt laws (Other answers may apply)

200

This important document contains all of the rights and responsibilities for U.S. citizens.

What is The Constitution.

200

Another way to say domestic tranquility.

What is people living peacefully.

200

This is the reason powers are shared evenly between the branches of government.

The reason is so that no one branch becomes too powerful.

200

The power to veto a bill on the state or national level belongs to these two people.

What is...

national-president

state-governor

300

This is an example of how the U.S. Government provides for the common defense.

What is the Air Force, National Guard, Marines, Navy Seals, etc.

300

The first ten rights of United States citizens are found in this document.

What is The Bill of Rights.

300

Another term for general welfare.

What is doing what is best for people.

300

The most powerful level of government.

What is federal/national.

300

What is an example of a civic duty we all have as citizens.

What is paying taxes, cleaning up the environment, voting, etc.

400

This is an example of how the U.S. Government secures blessings of liberty.

What is having a court system, having just/fair laws, and providing freedoms (anything listed in The Constitution)

400

This document was adopted by the framers during the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

What is The Declaration of Independence.

400

Liberty can also mean this...

What is freedom.

400

This branch of government makes laws.

What is Legislative.

400

Who are the framers?

What is the people who helped form our government. (Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin...)

500

These are described as the basic purposes of the U.S. Government as defined in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. 

to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, to secure the blessings of liberty

500

The first amendment in the Bill of Rights gives citizens these rights. 

What is freedom of speech, petition, press, religion, and assembly.

500

Justice can be this term.

What is fairness.

500

This branch of government enforces laws.

What is the executive branch.

500

This document was the first form of government in America was was signed on the Mayflower.

What is the Mayflower Compact.

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