Developing a Government

The First Three Articles of the United States Constitution establish the:

• Bill of Rights
• three branches of government
• amendments
• Declaration of Independence

How can the Constitution be changed?

• The President can make a change
• Congress can vote to take something out of it.
• Congress can vote to rewrite it
• Congress can vote and add an amendment

Why is the Bill of Rights so important?

• It grants citizenship
• It gives us personal rights and freedom
• it enforces the laws
• it only applies to some people

What is the basic purpose of the United States government?

• To protect the rights of citizens
• To control citizens
• To determine who is not following the law
• To set up a republic

Who is considered the author of the Constitution?

• James Madison
• John Adams
• George Washington
• Martha Washington

What is the function of the constitution?

• To free the colonies from Great Britain
• To make George Washington the first president
• To establish a large, unlimited government controlled by a king
• To establish and divide the power of The United States’

Which of the following examples would happen in a democracy?

• Citizens voting on a new president.
• A king appointing Parliament members.
• A monarch making laws.
• Citizens ruling themselves.

How did the lack of the colonists' representation in Parliament affect the type of government the founding fathers created?

• They would be sure that all citizens could take part in government.
• They would be sure to have a King have total control of the people
• They wanted one group to be in charge
• They wanted one person to be in charge

What is a democracy?

• A type of government in which a president has all the power
• A type of government in which the citizens have a right to take part
• A type of government in which a king has control over the citizens
• A type of government in which the states have all the power

We the People are the first three words of which part of the Constitution

• Amendments
• Articles
• Preamble
• branches