Government Review 2

A document outlining and protecting specific freedoms guaranteed to its citizens (press, religion, trial by jury, etc.)

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

The first "constitution" of the United States that gave the most power to the states and little power to the U.S. government

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Great Compromise

What means passed or approved?

• Discussed

• Debt

• Ratified

• Amendment

This branch exercises a check on other branches when it overrides a veto-

• Legislative

• Exemplary

• Judicial

• Executive

What are the three branches of government?

• legislative, senator, president

• judicial, judge, vice president

• legislative, executive, judicial

• executive, democracy, constitution

1. What document sets up our U.S. government?

• Judicial

• Constitution

• Executive

• Democracy

What does the government do?

• represents, serves, and protects the people

• votes, decides, and gives food to people

• punishes, elects, and stops people

• builds, gives, and hurts people

What does the legislative branch do?

• enforces, or follows the laws

• interprets the laws

• disobeys the laws

• makes the laws

What does the Executive branch do?

• enforces or follows the laws

• interprets the laws

• makes the laws

• disobeys the laws

What does the judicial branch do?

• enforces or follows the laws

• interprets the laws

• makes the laws

• disobeys the laws