WorksheetsGovernment Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The government for our whole country is called...
federal government
state government
local government
Michigan government
This document describes the highest law for our country and how the government is organized.
Preamble
Constitution
Magna Carta
Social Contract
The introduction to our Constitution that gives the purpose of government...
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Constitution
laws
_____ sovereignty is the idea that a government is created by the people and ruled by the people.
Common
Law
Popular
Constitutional
Limited government means
the things that people believe in that unite the country.
the people who helped establish our government.
a government where people choose their elected leaders.
the government can only do what the people give it power to do.
A republic is governed by....
a king or queen
the richest people
elected representatives and an elected leader
a monarch
The common good means doing what is best for a small group of people.
True
False
Rule of law means
everyone has to obey the laws even those in government.
elected officials do not have to follow the laws.
the richest people do not have to follow the laws.
only adults have to obey the laws.
The levels of government are...
federal, Michigan, and state
community, state, and local
federal, state, and local
legislative, local, and state
Reserved powers are powers not given to which level of government?
federal
state
local
