Purpose
Voting
The Constitution
Vocabulary
Bonus
100
Why do we need the government to make laws?
to keep us safe
100
What are you doing when you vote?
picking someone for a government job or voting for something to become law
100
What is the constitution?
a piece of paper that explain how our government works
100
This is what you write on when you vote
ballot
100
How long ago did they write the Constitution?
over 200 years
200
Why do we need the government to provide the armed forces?
to protect us from other countries
200
Why do candidates have campaigns?
to help them win the job
200
Who are the framers?
the men who wrote the Constitution
200
this is what you do when you choose someone for a government job
vote
200
How many states worked to create the Constitution?
13
300
Why do we need the government to make money?
to provide fair trade
300
When people are running for a government job and you vote, what is that called?
an election
300
Why do we have a preamble?
its the introduction to the constitution and it tells us the purpose of the constitution
300
This is what candidates do to win votes
have a campaign
300
Which state did not go to help make the Constitution?
Rhode Island
400
Give two reasons why we need the government.
to provide fair trade, armed forces, make laws
400
Why should we vote?
one vote makes a difference
400
What are the Bill of Rights?
Things we are able to do just for being alive. You don't need to do anything to be able to do any of the items on the Bill of Rights.
400
This is a document that explains how the government works.
The Constitution
400
What does Amendment mean?
changes to the Constitution
500
What would happen if we did not have a government?
it would be crazy. No order.
500
What does "the government gets its power from the people" mean?
that the government gets to do things because the people vote
500
Why do we need a Constitution?
so we can have rules for how our government, it is the highest law
500
These are the men that wrote the constitution
The Framers
500
Where did they make the Constitution?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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