Foundational Documents
What did the Magna Carta influence?
What is limiting government power
Who makes federal laws?
What is the legislative branch
Who can declare war?
What is the national government
What was the Mayflower Compact?
What is an early self-government agreement
Who enforces laws?
What is the executive branch
What power is shared by both federal and state governments?
What is the concurrent powers
What is the U.S. Constitution?
What is the supreme law of the land
What branch interprets laws?
What is the judicial branch
Who issues driver’s licenses?
What is the state Government
What idea did the Declaration of Independence promote?
What is the people’s right to govern themselves
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
What is to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful
What is federalism?
What is a division of powers between national and state governments
How did historical documents shape our government?
What is they gave ideas like limited power, rule of law, and rights
How does Congress check the President’s power?
What is by overriding vetoes or impeaching
What kind of power is controlling education policy?
What is state or shared depending on the law