Basics of Government

Our government is a

• monarch

• dictatorship

• presidency

• democratic republic

There are 3 _______ of government

• branches

• powers

• houses

• votes

Each branch has certain powers over the others called __________ and ____________.

• checks and balances

• house and senate

• liberty and justice

• executive and legislative

The reason for checks and balances is to

• make sure no branch or person in government becomes too powerful.

• make sure the people can't overthrow the government

• keep each branch financially sound

• make sure the president does his job

The Constitution is the ______ for our country.

• rules

• laws

• checks

• balances

The Constitution is enforced by: you can choose more than one.

• citizens protecting their rights

• police officers and law enforcement

• military soldiers

• judges and lawyers

• branches of government

An amendment is:

• when a rule is added, deleted or changed in the Constitution

• a rule in the christian bible

• when a member of government has to be removed

• a punishment for a crime

It is not ______ to ______ the ______.

• easy, change, Constitution

• fair, change, Amendment

• easy, overthrow, government

• easy, please, people

The Bill of Rights are:

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• part of the legislative branch

• money it costs to pay those who protect freedom

• the preamble to the Constitution

The Bill of Rights give citizens their _______ rights.

• individual

• occasional

• group

• basic