Foundations of Government
This is an organization that makes and enforces laws for a society.
What is a government?
What is voting?
This is the number of branches in the U.S. government.
What is three?
When there is not enough of something.
What is scarcity (or scarce resource)?
The names of your teachers.
What is Ms. Tran & Ms. Smith?
The three branches of government.
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
A collection of signatures to show you care about an issue.
What is a petition?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Protecting the country from threats and danger so people feel safe to participate in the economy and invest in business.
What is national defense?
Where Ms. Smith is from.
What is Russia?
This document is the supreme law of the United States.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Showing your disagreement with a policy or law.
What is a protest (or boycott)?
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the executive branch?
The basic economic questions are decided by the government.
What is command economy?
The college Ms. Tran graduated from.
What is Loyola University Maryland?
These are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Groups of people with similar beliefs who organize to win elections, control government, & influence public policy.
What is a political party?
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
The percentage of people who don’t have a job but are looking for one.
What is unemployment rate?
Ms. Smith's favorite drink.
What is hot tea?
This principle says everyone is treated equally regardless of race, gender, sexuality, etc.
What is equal protection?
This principle of government allows each branch of government to limit the power of the others.
What is checks and balances?
A natural pattern of increase and decrease economic performance over time.
What is business cycle?
One of Ms. Tran's favorite hobbys.
What is cooking, baking, reading, or traveling?