What are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion?
100
Name the branch of government that includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
100
Name the year the U.S. Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
100
Name 2 ways our state government helps protect citizens' health and safety.
What are: assists public agencies and run hospitals, help pay for fire departments.
100
Name the word that means what someone can and can't do.
What are rules/laws?
200
Name a way to become a US citizen.
What are:
1) Born in U.S.A.
2) Pass the citizenship test
200
Name the branch of national government that includes Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
200
Name the way our constitution limits the power of government.
What is: it spells out what a government can and can't do in the articles.
200
Name 2 public services provided by state governments.
What are:
1) public libraries & schools
2) state parks
200
Name a reason it is important to elect good leaders in our country.
What is because they represent us and make important decisions.
300
Name 2 things good citizens do to help support their community.
What are:
1) recycle/clean up
2) pay taxes
3) vote
4) follow laws
300
Name the branch of state government that is headed by the governor.
What is the executive branch?
300
Name the highest level of government that everyone must follow federal or state.
What is federal/national?
300
Name the group of men who met at the Constitutional Convention to write a plan for how the government works.
Who are the Founding Fathers?
300
Name a reason why we elect leaders in our country.
What is: to make sure the leader is the one most people want.
400
Name the responsibility citizens have that provides the government money to pay for things like schools, parks, police, etc.
What is paying taxes?
400
Name the branch of state government that can write/change laws.
What is the legislative branch?
400
Name the reason the U.S. Constitution is still effective even though it was written over 200 years ago.
What is because it can be changed with amendments.
400
Name a reason having a government is important.
What is:
1. protect the health and safety of citizens
2. provide public services
3. provide a justice system
4. promote the common good
5. protect the rights of individual citizens
400
The Constitution written by and for
What is the people?
500
Name the age a US citizen must be in order to vote.
What is 18?
500
Name the current leader of the executive branch in New York.
Who is Andrew Cuomo?
500
Name the word that means government "by the people" and describes the kind of constitution we have in the United States.
What is democracy?
500
Name the capitol of the United States.
What is Washington D.C.?
500
Name the person voted President of the United States in the recent election.