Understanding Government and Rights

When the people agree to abide by the decisions of their representatives, it is called __________.

• push down of the colonized

• push down of the masses

• consent of the shamed

• consent of the governed

What is the government?

• a group of people who make decisions for a community

• a group of people who decide who is guilty in court

• a group of people who make things difficult

• a group of people who run a company like Amazon

A national government leads __________.

• the state - Governor

• the local community- Mayor

• the country - President

• the county - Judge Mackey

The Constitution's purpose is to guide what?

• how the government should be run

• how everybody should behave

• what students must learn

• what children must do

Why does the Constitution separate the government into three branches?

• so that no person or group can have too much power

• in order to make decisions harder to reach

• to challenge a authority

• to give the states more power over the people

If the “cabinet” is not a kitchen fixture, what is it?

• advisors of the judicial branch

• advisors of the executive branch

• members of the legislative branch

What does the legislative branch do?

• interprets the law for schools

• makes the laws

• enforces the laws for cops

• chooses the president’s advisors for Texas

Read the passage: "The people agree to abide by the decision of their representatives. This agreement is called consent of the governed." Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of “consent”?

• agree

• decision

• people

• representatives

Describe how the citizens of the United States choose people to represent them in government.

What does the Declaration of Independence do?

• it destroys a government

• it gives rights to dogs

• it explains citizens' rights

• it gathers information