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3 Branches
Citizenship
Types of Government
Leading to Constitution
Vocabulary
100

The 3 branches of government are ___?

legislative, executive, judicial

100

What are the 3 things you have as a citizen?

obligations, rights, responsibilities

100

How many functions of government are there?

4 (provide services, provide security, keep order, guide community)

100

What time period had the greatest influence on the drafting of the U.S. Constitution?

Enlightenment

100

The government is divided into parts and each part has its own purpose.

Separation of powers

200

The Supreme Court is part of which branch?

judicial

200

There are how many types of citizens? What are they?

2: Natural born, Naturalized

200

This is a government in which a single person functions as head of state through heredity. 

Monarchy

200

What document did John Locke influence?

Declaration of Independence

200
System where one branch of government has the ability to oversee acts of the other branches.

Checks and balances

300

Article ____ of the US Constitution outlines the duties of the executive branch.

Article II

300

What are the steps to becoming a citizen?

application, exam, ceremony

300

Which system of government requires power to be shared between a national and smaller government?

Federal Government

300

What are the 4 main causes that led to the American Revolution? HINT: think Acts

1. Sugar Act

2. Quartering Act

3. Stamp Act

4. Townshend Acts

300

To reassign

reapportioned 

400

The president is assisted by a group of advisors called the ____.

Cabinet

400

What is an example of a responsibility of a citizen?

vote, participate in campaigns, contribute to community, do research, etc

400

What is the benefit to having a Representative Democracy? 

Citizens get to choose their representatives

400

What document came before the Constitution and showed weaknesses within the government?

Articles of Confederation

400

Congress has the ability to act in ways not clearly spelled out in the Constitution.

Implied powers
500

A two-house government is called what?

bicameral

500

Participating in Jury Duty is an example of a citizens what?

Obligation/Duty

500

A small number of people rule a nation or state under religious ideas.

Theocracy

500

What are the 5 Big Ideas of Government?

1. Limited Power

2. Rule of Law

3. Due Process

4. Self Government

5. Rights

500

To-do list of issues that the public agrees is a priority.

Public agenda