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Purpose ofGovernment
SeparationOf Powers
Limiting Government Bill of Rights Citizenship
This document has a plan for our government
What is the Constitution?
The introduction to the Constitution that explains the purpose of our government.
What is the Preamble?
These are some of the purposes of government
as mentioned in the Preamble.
What is “establish justice”
OR
“insure domestic tranquility”
OR
“provide common defense”
OR
“promote the general warfare?”
We need this
purpose of government to keep
order. This is why we have laws.
What is keeping
people safe, or public safety?
Our government carries out its purposes in
order to form this.
What is a more perfect union?
These three branches are
how our government’s
powers are separated
What is Executive,
Legislative and Judicial?
This branch makes
laws for our country.
What is Legislative
Branch?
This branch can declare laws
unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
What branch of government has
the power to declare war?
What is the Legislative
Branch?
This is in place to make sure each branch does not
become too powerful. (besides
checks and balances)
What is separation of
powers?
This documents tells us how to limit the power
of our government.
What is the Constitution?
This principle “gives the
power to the people” in
order to limit our
government.
What is popular sovereignty?
This is when one branch oversees an
action of another branch.
What are check and balances?
Powers NOT granted to the
federal government.
What are powers reserved for the
states?
Everyone must follow the laws- even
government officials. This helps limit the
government.
What is rule of law?
This section of the Constitution
has 10 amendments that describe many of our individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This individual right says that
our government cannot favor any
one religion.
What is Freedom of Religion?
This is our freedom to express our
opinion in what we write and
what we read.
What is Freedom of the Press?
This amendment has many individual rights, such as
Freedom of Speech.
What is the First
Amendment?
This amendment
says that citizens have many other
rights that are not listed in the
Bill of Rights
What is the 9th amendment?
This is someone who is
knowledgeable about
candidates and issues on the
ballot.
What is an educated voter or citizen?
This is one every citizen’s
responsibility to serve our country (within the Judicial
branch)
What is jury duty?
Every citizen has the responsibility
to help keep society in order and keep people
safe by doing this.
What is following or obeying the
law?
When people are donating their time or money to charities it’s an example of work for the _____________.
What is common good?
Citizens must do this so that government can provide goods and services that benefit everyone.
What is paying taxes?
