Bill of Rights
The number of amendments in the Bill of Rights.
What is ten?
This person is the head of the nation's executive branch.
Who is the president?
This document contains the basic rules used to run the United States government.
What is the Constitution?
This level of government would make a state park.
What is the state?
The purpose for adding the Bill of Rights to the constitution.
What is to protect the rights of its citizens?
This branch has the power to create laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the importance of the system checks and balances.
What is guaranteeing that no one branch of government becomes more powerful than the other two branches?
This level of government would install a stop sign in the town.
What is municipal?
This amendment allows citizens the freedoms of speech, religion, press, and to assemble.
What is the first amendment?
This branch makes sure the nation's laws agree with the constitution.
This was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention.
What is forming a stronger government by changing the Articles of Confederation?
This level of government can declare war on another country.
What is national?
This amendment allows citizens the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This branch is in charge of carrying out the laws made by congress.
What is the executive branch?
Democracy can be described as this.
What is allowing citizens to participate in government?
This level of government would collect federal taxes.
What is national?
The number of states needed to ratify the constitution.
These two parts of government make up congress.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
These people have the right to vote in the United States.
Who are citizens that are 18 years or older?
This level of government would enforce building permits with new construction.
What is municipal?