Government Principles
The idea that no one is above the law. Everyone, even a King, is under the legal consequences of law.
Rule of Law.
The law of the land in the United States.
The Constitution.
The Preamble is found at the ______________________ of the Constitution.
beginning
Meaning of Amendment
A formal change to a document
Hurricane Helene.
A system of government that allow input from the people.
A democracy.
The document that inspired the idea of Rule of Law.
Team can get an extra 50 points if they know what year it was written.
The Magna Carta.
Written in 1215.
Number of goals outlined in the preamble.
6 goals.
The names of the two houses in Congress.
The House of Representatives & the Senate.
This state's mayor was indicted after being caught accepting money from foreign governments.
Mayor Eric Adams of New York
A government system where the citizens vote for representatives to vote on laws and policies on their behalf.
Representative Government/Representative Democracy.
Documents written in 1607, that outlined the first colonial government that later inspired how government should be organized.
Charters of the Virginia Company of London.
Beginning words of the Preamble
We the People of the United States of America
The two parts of the Virginia General Assembly.
The House of Delegates and the Senate.
This country experienced a major earthquake in September 2024, resulting in major destruction and loss of life.
Morocco.
Political idea that states that the government only exists because THE PEOPLE allow it to.
Consent of the Governed.
The royal that was forced to sign the Magna Carta.
King John I
This phrase from the Preamble indicates the Constitution’s goal to create a better and more unified nation.
"In order to form a more perfect Union"
This fraction of BTOH houses of Congress must agree to propose an amendment.
2/3 or 67%
This tech company announced its new AI-powered chatbot, Bard, in August 2024.
A system where the powers of the government are restricted by laws or a constitution to protect individual rights and prevent abuse of power.
Limited Government.
The first document written after American independence that served as the first version of American government.
The Articles of Confederation
This part of the Preamble refers to the Constitution’s aim to ensure peace within the country.
"to insure domestic tranquility"
The article in the Constitution that outlines the amendment process.
Article V (5) of the Constitution.
This state recently passed a groundbreaking law in August 2024, making it the first to mandate climate change education in all public schools.
California