Government

Question 1

The purpose of __________ is to make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken.

Answer 1

government

Question 2

Governments protect the __________ and __________ of individuals.

Answer 2

rights; property

Question 3

A group of people who make rules and laws, carry out rules and laws, and decide if rules and laws have been broken.

Answer 3

Government

Question 4

A place where we live, work, and play.

Answer 4

Community

Question 5

The purpose of _________ is to let people know how they should act or behave.

Answer 5

rules

Question 6

________ protect the rights of people.

Answer 6

Rules

Question 7

__________ keep people safe.

Answer 7

Rules

Question 8

Who are people that make rules?

Answer 8

Parents, teachers, principals

Question 9

________ are the rules people live by.

Answer 9

Laws

Question 10

The _________ makes the laws.

Answer 10

Government

Question 11

The purpose of ______ is to protect the rights of people and keep people safe.

Answer 11

laws

Question 12

Where is our nation’s capital?

Answer 12

Washington, DC

Question 13

What is the main plan for governing our country?

Answer 13

Constitution

Question 14

The Constitution was written in _____.

Answer 14

1787

Question 15

A change to the Constitution is called an ________________.

Answer 15

amendment

Question 16

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the ___________________.

Answer 16

Bill of Rights

Question 17

The three branches of government are:
1.
2.
3.

Answer 17

1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. Judicial

Question 18

Where does the Legislative branch meet?

Answer 18

Capitol building

Question 19

What is the body that makes the laws?

Answer 19

Congress

Question 20

Congress is made up of two houses which are _____________________ and _______________.

Answer 20

House of Representative and Senate

Question 21

Who is the head of the Executive branch?

Answer 21

The president of the U.S.

Question 22

How many terms can the president serve?

Answer 22

Two terms - 4 years each term for a total of 8 years.

Question 23

Where does the president live?

Answer 23

The White House

Question 24

The most important court in our nation is the ________________.

Answer 24

Supreme Court

Question 25

There are ________ judges in the Supreme Court.

Answer 25

nine

Question 26

The Supreme Court judges are called _________.

Answer 26

justices

Question 27

How long are justices appointed?

Answer 27

for life

Question 28

The Declaration of Independence was signed on ____________________.

Answer 28

July 4, 1776

Question 29

What did the Declaration of Independence say?

Answer 29

It declared America's freedom from England.

Question 30

The Declaration of Independence states that all _______________ are created ____________.

Answer 30

men and women; equal

Question 31

The Declaration of Independence states that all everyone is entitled to _______, ___________, and the _______________.

Answer 31

life; liberty; pursuit of happiness

Question 32

The Statute of Liberty stands for _____________.

Answer 32

freedom

Question 33

The ___________ on our flag stand for the 13 states that began our nation.

Answer 33

stripes

Question 34

Each _____ on our flag stands for a state.

Answer 34

star

Question 35

The _____________ helps us remember the signing of Declaration of Independence.

Answer 35

Liberty Bell

Question 36

The ____________, a symbol for the U.S., is only found in North America.

Answer 36

bald eagle

Question 37

The ________ shows that the U.S. wants peace but is prepared for war.

Answer 37

great seal

Question 38

The Jefferson Memorial honors _______________.

Answer 38

Thomas Jefferson

Question 39

Thomas Jefferson was our ____ president and author of the ___________________.

Answer 39

3rd; Declaration of Independence

Question 40

The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key, is our __________________.

Answer 40

national anthem

Question 41

The Executive branch makes sure that the ________ are obeyed or carried out.

Answer 41

laws

Question 42

The Judicial branch makes sure the _______ are fair.

Answer 42

laws

Question 43

The Judicial Branch meets in the _________________.

Answer 43

Supreme Court Building

Question 44

What are inalienable right?

Answer 44

The privileges that people are born with that cannot be taken away.

Question 45

Who are representatives?

Answer 45

These are people elected to act for others.

Question 46

What is the Rule of Law?

Answer 46

Laws are made to guide people from what they should and should not do. All people must obey laws.

Question 47

Who is the President of the U.S.?

Answer 47

Barrack Obama

Question 48

What did the founders of our country believe?

Answer 48

People had basic rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 49

These are the people who make laws, enforce laws, and decide if laws have been broken?

Answer 49

Government

Question 50

What is the main purpose of government?

Answer 50

Protect people's rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 51

In what kind of government do people elect representatives to run the government?

Answer 51

republican government

Question 52

What do justice and equality under the law mean?

Answer 52

All people are treated the same.

Question 53

Who is the vice president of the U.S.?

Answer 53

Joe Biden

Question 54

What do we call the duties, rights, and privileges of being a member of a nation?

Answer 54

citizenship

Question 55

What are the freedoms that are protected by the government?

Answer 55

Rights

Question 56

What do we call the duty to take care of one's self, respect the rights of others, and obey rules and laws?

Answer 56

responsibility

Question 57

The right of having Freedom of Speech means having the responsibility to ______________________.

Answer 57

use appropriate language

Question 58

The right to drive where we want to go means the responsibility to ________________.

Answer 58

obey traffic laws