FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
What is the main purpose of government?
To keep order, provide services, protect citizens.
What year was the Constitution signed?
1787.
Freedom of speech is in which amendment?
First Amendment.
Which branch makes laws?
Legislative
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
What term describes a government where citizens vote to make decisions?
Democracy.
The first 10 amendments are called what?
Bill of Rights.
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment.
Which branch enforces laws?
Executive.
Montesquieu believed in dividing government power into what?
Three branches.
Which English document from 1215 limited the king’s power?
Magna Carta.
How many articles are in the U.S. Constitution?
Seven.
Name one civic responsibility.
Voting, obeying laws, jury duty, paying taxes (any correct).
Which branch interprets laws?
Judicial.
Locke’s “natural rights” were life, liberty, religious freedom and ________.
Property.
The idea that government gets its power from the people is called what?
Popular sovereignty.
This clause allows Congress to stretch its powers when needed.
Necessary and Proper Clause / Elastic Clause.
Term for formal charges brought against a public official.
Impeachment.
How many members are in the U.S. Senate?
100.
Which document created the first government of the U.S.?
Articles of Confederation.
What was America’s first national government after independence?
Articles of Confederation.
What system prevents one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances.
Freedom from unreasonable searches is protected by which amendment?
Fourth Amendment.
What is the highest court in the land?
Supreme Court.
The Declaration of Independence listed complaints against which king?
King George III.