Constitutional Government
Name the 3 branches of government.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
This is the amount of money that is exchanged for a good or service.
Price
This document is the supreme law in the United States
The Constitution
This amendment gives citizens their 5 basic freedoms:
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech
1st Ammendment
This is something citizens MUST do or go to jail.
Duty of Citizens
Name the 3 levels of government
National
State
Local
This means that you can NEVER have EVERYTHING you want at the SAME time, so you must make choices.
Scarcity
This document was the first plan for government in the United States. It didn’t work out...
Articles of Confederation
This amendment gives the government the power to tax its citizens.
16th Amendment
This is something citizens SHOULD do.
Responsibilities of citizens
This branch makes or writes the laws
Legislative Branch
This is what is GIVEN UP when a person makes a choice.
Opportunity Cost
This fundamental principle means that the government does not have all of the power. For example, the government cannot tell you what to wear or what to eat for breakfast.
Limited Government
This amendment protects US citizens from be treated unfairly by the national government. It is one of the Due Process amendments.
5th Amendment
This is the highest court in the country.
Supreme Court
This branch enforces or carries out laws
This means that the customer is always right.
Consumer Sovereignty
This fundamental principle means that our type of government is run by the people.
Democracy
This amendment protects US citizens from be treated unfairly by state and local governments. It is one of the Due Process amendments.
14th Amendment
This part of the United States economy means that different businesses are always trying to do better and make more money than other businesses.
Competition
This branch interprets laws and has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
Judicial Branch
These 2 things decide what the price of something will be
Supply and Demand
This fundamental document stated the United States was free of British control.
Declaration of Independence
This is the name of the first 10 amendments to the U. S. Constitution.
Bill of Rights
These are groups you can join to try to lobby lawmakers and make political contributions ($).
Special Interest Groups