Government
Name the 3 branches of government.
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
What else could you call the Declaration of Independence?
Break up letter.
How does the Preamble of the Constitution begin?
We the People.
Who is winning Mr. J's riddles?
Mr. J of course! I think its 11 to 9
What is America, a Democracy or a Constitutional Republic?
Constitutional Republic.
Who was our 1st president?
George Washington
Why did the King of Britain want to tax the colonies?
He needed the money to pay for the French and Indian War.
What did Benjamin Franklin want the members of the Constitutional Convention to remember as they wrote the Constitution?
God!
What is the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, and freedom to assemble.
What is a Dictatorship?
A good government does not provide goods; they provide ___________?
Protection.
Taxes, unfair treatment, harassment from military, etc.
What 3 protections does the Constitution protect the right of?
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.
What is the 2nd amendment.
Right to bear arms.
What happened when We the People tried to make a Law to not say OMG?
Why are there 3 branches of governement?
Checks and balances. Limit power.
What city was the Declaration of Indepenence Signed?
City of Brotherly Love
What document did the Constitution take the place of?
Articles of Confederation.
What branch makes laws?
Legislative
Name one of the groups of people who came to America for religious freedom.
Puritans, Pilgrims, Quakers
Good governments do not provide equal things between people, they provide equal ________?
Rights and protections.
When did the U.S. declare its independence?
Lets hear it everyone!
What are the three parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, Articles, Amendments.
What was a popular food made by colonists that they would put in their pockets?
Johnny Cakes.
Freedoms we have today are only one ___________ away from being taken.
Generation, which means YOU and ME.