Government Review

What are the three branches of Government?

• Local, State, Federal

• Lower Court, Supreme Court, President

• mayors, senators, President

• Legislative, Judicial, Executive

How does the Government raise money to pay for its services?

• By collecting taxes

• By requiring people to donate their time

• The government is rich, they do not need to collect money

Why does the government collect taxes from its citizens?

• To build roads

• To be mean

• To provide services for its people

• To put it in a bank

• To fund parks and public facilities.

A justice for the Supreme Court is nominated by __________.

• the senate and voted on by the president

• the state and voted on in the House of Representatives

• other judges and voted on by the president

• the president and voted on by senators

The purpose of the United States Government is to:

• protect taxes and common good for the states

• protect the common good and promote the state

• protect the rights of the states and promote the common good

• protect citizens' rights and promote the common good

Rule of law means_______.

• the majority determines the consequences

• there are different rules for everyone

• everyone must obey the same laws

• judges have special powers

Common good is when_______.

• no one is treated differently

• people think about what is best for everyone

• a common group makes the rules

• each person has their own consequences

The document that protects individual rights in the United States is called:

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the Magna Carta

• the Charter of Privileges

• the Bill of Rights

Three natural rights that cannot be taken away are:

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• truth, justice, and equality

• common good, honesty, and freedom

• freedom, liberty, and equality

Examples of civil rights include:

• life and liberty

• pursuit of happiness

• voting and fair trial by jury

• lower taxes and promotions