Writing the Rules
This means a group of people who make laws and important decisions.
(government, spark, USA)
What is government?
This is something that allows a person to have, get or do things.
(leader, right, charm)
What is a right?
This means free from harm.
(safe, fair, vote)
What is safe?
This means to pick something.
(pirate, government, choose)
What is choose?
This means a rule people must follow.
(marker, law, property)
What is a law?
This means something a person does because it is good or right.
(responsibility, money, favors)
What is a responsibility?
This means to keep something or someone from being in danger.
(protect, water, hurt)
What is to protect?
This means to make a choice for or against someone or something.
(vote, water, law)
What is to vote?
This is a person who guides other people and makes decisions.
(protect, child, leader)
What is a leader?
This means a person who lives and belongs in a country.
(law, boss, citizen)
What is a citizen?
This is a group that provides a service to the community.
(bubble, element, agency)
What is an agency?
This means something that is the same for everyone.
(world, fair, bubble)
What is fair?
What did the delegates do at the Constitutional Convention?
(They agree to all the ideas, They debated ideas, They never agree to anything)
They debated their ideas about the government
What is the world's oldest constitution?
(USA, Argentina, The British)
The United States Constitution
What does the Constitution divide power between, besides the branches of government?
(Sandwiches and Salads, Federal and State, The Rich and the Poor)
Federal and State
Why did the Constitution create three separate branches of government?
(President has the power, Legislative has all the power, No one person has all the power)
No one person has all the power
What defines who can be elected in the U.S.?
(The Constitution, The Articles of Confederation, A Dictator)
The Constitution
What does the preamble define?
(A dictatorship, The goals of the U.S. Government, Tools to punish people)
The goals of the U.S. Government
What are the three branches of government?
(Legislative/Executive/Judicial, Sonic/Luigi/Mario, Dorito's/Cheeto's/Lay's)
Legislative/Executive/Judicial
What says everyone, including the president, must follow the law?
(The Rule of Law, The Public, The executive Branch)
The Rule of Law