Government 101
The main purpose of government.
What is to maintain order, provide services, and protect citizens' rights
A right that only U.S. Citizens have.
What is the right to vote in federal elections?
A way citizens can influence government policy.
What is voting, petitioning, contacting representatives?
Three branches of the U.S. Government.
What are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial?
Foreign Policy is.
What is a country's way of dealing with other nations?
The document that outlines the structure and principles of the U.S. government.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
One responsibility of U.S. citizens.
What is serving on a jury or voting in elections?
The purpose of political parties.
What is to organize people with similar beliefs to influence government decisions?
The Legislative branch does this.
What is create laws?
The role of the U.S. Department of State.
What is to handle diplomacy and international relations?
The Enlightenment thinker that influenced the declaration of independence with the idea of Natural Right.
Who is John Locke?
The difference between a right and a responsibility.
What is a right is something you are entitled to; a responsibility is something you should do as a citizen?
The PAC and what it does.
What is a Political Action Committee that raises money to support candidate or policies?
The system of checks and balance works like this.
What is each branch has powers that limit the other branches to prevent abuse of power?
The U.S. followed the policy of Isolationism, what is it and when.
What is a policy avoiding foreign alliances before World War II?
Rule of law and why is it so important.
What is that laws apply to everyone, including government officials, to prevent abuse of power?
A way a person can become a U.S. citizen.
What is by birth or naturalization?
The difference between direct democracy and representative democracy.
What is direct democracy where citizens vote on laws directly and representative democracy the citizens elect leaders to make decisions for them?
The role of the Supreme Court.
What is to interpret laws and determine their constitutionality?
The Monroe Doctrine and its importance.
What is a U.S. policy warning European nations not to interfere in the Americas?
Three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
What is no power to tax, no executive branch, weak central government?
The five freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
What is speech, religion, press, assembly, petition?
Civic engagement and why it is important.
What is an active participation in political and community activities to improve society and influence government decisions?
The Constitution can be amended by.
What is a 2/3 vote in Congress and ratification by 3/4 of the states?
The U.S. foreign policy's change since 911.
What is increased focus on counterterrorism, military interventions, and homeland security?