What is government?

Why do we have three branches of government?

• avoids one branch having too much power

• to keep the king out of power

• let George Washington to be the first president

• to give kind all of the power

What is a democracy?

• A government with one king.

• A government with a dictator.

• A government in which the citizens vote for their leaders.

• A government in which the citizens have no freedom.

What are the rights and responsibilities that come with being a member of a community called?

• voting

• citizenship

• respect

______ means that the government can only do what the people have given it the power to do. 

• federalism
• limited power
• popular sovereignty
• veto

People participate in government by 

• Voting in elections
• Working in stores
• Being kind to others
• Picking up trash along highways

What is the main reason we have the Bill of Rights?

• Helped James Madison become president

• Has all of the laws

• Protects individual rights not stated in the Constitution

• Explains why Colonists should be free from Great Britain

The purpose of the checks and balances system is to

• make sure the President has the most power.
• to write checks and keep people from fighting.
• to balance the power of the three branches of government.

What does democracy mean? 
_______by the _______.

• rallied by the people
• reunited by the people
• ruled by the people
• rounded by the people

The constitution tells the ___________ of our land. 

• Agreement
• Responsiblity
• Laws
• Arrangements

How many branches of the government are there?

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 5