Founding Documents
This is the government's main job according to the Declaration of Independence.
What is to protect people's rights?
Limits are placed on citizens' rights for this reason.
What is to protect the rights and safety of others?
When resources are scarce, this happens to the price of goods.
What is the price goes up?
When people use credit, this usually happens.
What is they borrow money and they must pay it back later?
This document sets up the government and protects citizens' rights.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Citizens can do these activities to influence and change governments.
What are voting, protesting, and writing petitions?
This happens when people focus on one job and trade with others for what they need.
What is specialization?
People contribute to the economy in these ways as members of the household.
What is working, earning money, and buying goods and services?
This part of the Constitution lists freedoms like freedom of speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is one way newspapers can help citizens work together to solve problems.
What is by informing people and raising awareness?
These developments make it easier and faster to move goods and people for trade.
What is improvement in transportation?
This is the main role of businesses in the economy.
What is to produce goods and provide services?
This document announced America's independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These services are provided by county governments, not the federal government.
When there are fewer good than people want, this usually happens to prices.
What is prices go up?
Banks are important for two main reasons.
What is they keep money safe and give loans?
This system was created to prevent one branch of government from becoming to powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This is one way citizens show responsibility in their community.
What is voting, obeying laws, or volunteering?
A baker, a doctor, or a teacher are examples of this time of worker.
What is a specialized worker?
The government collects taxes for this reason.
What is to pay for public services like schools, roads, and police?