Foundations
This person wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
This branch creates laws.
What is the legislative branch?
These first ten amendments protect individual freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This level of government can declare war.
What is the federal government?
The Declaration of Independence was mainly written to do this.
What is declare independence from Britain?
The Articles of Confederation created this type of national government.
What is a weak central government?
This branch enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This level of government issues driver’s licenses.
What is state government?
This date marks America’s Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4, 1776?
This system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
One important responsibility of citizens in a democracy.
What is voting?
This government regulates trade between states.
What is the federal government?
These are the three natural rights listed in the Declaration.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
This phrase begins the Preamble to the Constitution.
What is “We the People”?
This branch includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
This constitutional principle says everyone must obey the law.
What is rule of law?
This group gives equal representation to every state.
What is the Senate?
This principle means government gets power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This is known as the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
This presidential power allows laws passed by Congress to be rejected.
What is a veto?
This action helps keep government accountable to citizens.
What are voting and contacting leaders?
If a state law conflicts with the Constitution, this can happen.
What is the law can be declared unconstitutional?