Principles of Government
Five principles of government
Consent of the Governed
Rule of Law
Representative Government
Limited Government
Democracy
What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776
What did the Constitution do?
It created the structure of government
How does the Preamble begin?
We the People
Describe a way to exercise one of the five freedoms of the First Ammendment in school
open-ended
"We the people"
Consent of the Governed
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Is to increase economic efficiency part of the Preamble
No.
What is naturalization?
Naturalization is the process to become a citizen for immigrants.
Which principle does this describe
The President is sent to jail
rule of law
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To announce our independence from Great Britain
The Preamble
List three lines from the Preamble
We the People In order to form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity to ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The idea that the news can criticize the government is protected by...
The First Ammendment. Freedom of the Press.
Which principle does this describe
No part of the government is stronger than the others
Limited Government
What did the first part of the Declaration of Independence say?
That we declare independence from Great Britain and we wanted to form our own government. What the leaders planned to do.
What is the last part of the Constitution called?
Hint: It was added after it was written and it contains the first ten ammendments
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution guarantees ______________ under the law with ________________ rule and __________________ rights protected.
equality, majority, minority
For the people, by the people, of the people
democracy
The reason why the Declaration of Independence was important
It said all men were created equal.
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Which principle means that government is not all-powerful?
Limited Government