Purposes of Government
These are three services the U.S. Government provides.
What are interstate highways, national parks, and armed forces. (Other answers may apply)
The first part of the U.S Constitution that starts out, "We the people...."
What is The Preamble
Another word for liberty.
What is freedom.
The leader of the executive branch on the federal (national), state, and local level.
What is....
national-president
state-governor
city-mayor
What is the judicial branch.
These are examples of how the U.S. Government functions to promote the common good.
public smoking bans, speed limits, seat belt laws (Other answers may apply)
This important document contains all of the rights and responsibilities for U.S. citizens.
What is The Constitution.
Another way to say domestic tranquility.
What is people living peacefully.
This is the reason powers are shared evenly between the branches of government.
The reason is so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
The power to veto a bill on the state or national level belongs to these two people.
What is...
national-president
state-governor
This is an example of how the U.S. Government provides for the common defense.
What is the Air Force, National Guard, Marines, Navy Seals, etc.
The first ten rights of United States citizens are found in this document.
What is The Bill of Rights.
Another term for general welfare.
What is doing what is best for people.
The most powerful level of government.
What is federal/national.
What is an example of a civic duty we all have as citizens.
What is paying taxes, cleaning up the environment, voting, etc.
This is an example of how the U.S. Government secures blessings of liberty.
What is having a court system, having just/fair laws, and providing freedoms (anything listed in The Constitution)
This document was adopted by the framers during the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
What is The Declaration of Independence.
Liberty can also mean this...
What is freedom.
This branch of government makes laws.
What is Legislative.
Who are the framers?
What is the people who helped form our government. (Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin...)
These are described as the basic purposes of the U.S. Government as defined in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, to secure the blessings of liberty
The first amendment in the Bill of Rights gives citizens these rights.
What is freedom of speech, petition, press, religion, and assembly.
Justice can be this term.
What is fairness.
This branch of government enforces laws.
What is the executive branch.
This document was the first form of government in America was was signed on the Mayflower.
What is the Mayflower Compact.