Founding Principles
This document, written in 1787, established the framework for the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
The level of government that can declare war and print money.
What is the federal government?
The United Kingdom has this form of government, led by a monarch and a Parliament.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
A responsibility of citizenship that involves choosing leaders in elections.
What is voting?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The idea that the government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The level of government responsible for issuing driver’s licenses and running elections.
What is the state government?
In this type of government, a single party or leader controls everything, like North Korea.
What is a dictatorship?
A required civic duty that involves serving if called upon in court.
What is jury duty?
This part of the Constitution outlines the powers of the legislative branch.
What is Article I?
This principle divides power among three branches to prevent one from becoming too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
Powers that are shared by both federal and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
This country uses a federal parliamentary system with a Prime Minister and provinces.
What is Canada?
A way citizens can influence public policy by signing or creating this.
What is a petition?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
This principle allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This clause in the Constitution says that federal law is the "supreme law of the land."
What is the Supremacy Clause?
A government where religious leaders hold power, such as in Iran.
What is a theocracy?
The constitutional amendment that protects the right to protest peacefully.
What is the First Amendment?
This group of people must approve treaties and presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
This founding principle means the government is not all-powerful and must obey its own laws.
What is limited government?
The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to these entities.
What are the states (or the people)?
This country is known for having a one-party Communist system but a capitalist economy.
What is China?
This is the term for the process by which a non-citizen can become a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
This clause in Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs.
What is the Elastic Clause (or Necessary and Proper Clause)?