Types of Government
What form of government is the United States
Democracy or Republic
What was the war that started America on the road of independence?
Revolutionary War / American Revolution
What is the first paragraph of the US Constitution called?
The Preamble
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
How many branches of government are there?
Three
Type of Government when one person or a small group of people are in control
Dictatorship
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
BONUS: What day was the Declaration of Independence APPROVED?
Sighed: July 4th, 1776
Approved: July 2nd, 1776
What are the first words of the US Constitution - in the Preamble?
**this tells us who the government is for
We the people
What is the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech, press, assembly and religion
That is the system called that allows no branch to become too powerful?
Checks and balances
Type of government when a king or queen rules.
Monarchy
Why did the people no longer want to be apart of the British Government?
Taxes!
When did we sign the US Constitution?
September 17, 1787
The Bill of Rights was created as a compromise between what two political groups?
Federalist & Anti-Federalist
What branch of government writes the laws?
Legislative
What is it called when there is no government?
Anarchy
According to the Declaration of Independence, we have the right to Life, ______ and _______
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
According to the Preamble, it's our governments job to do what?
* there are four job
Provide for the common defense
Establish justice
Provide for the general welfare
ensure domestic tranquility
What is the second amendment?
Right to bare arms
What branch of government inturprets the law?
Judicial
Type of government when states or countries loosely work together in an agreement
Confederation
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson
What rebellion led to the states realizing that the Articles of Confederation were failing and there was a need for a stronger federal government?
Shays Rebellion
What is the sixth and seventh amendment?
6th: The right to a fair and speedy trial by jury
7th: Rights in civil cases
What branch enforces the law?
Executive branch