Decide whether the following statement is an obligation or a responsibility: Enrique attended a civic meeting in support of school reform.
Responsibility
Vocabulary: What is a Bill?
A proposed law
Which ideas belong to Montesquieu?
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Complete the following statement using the options below: John Locke's ideas of _____________ and ______________ influenced the founding fathers and their writing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Consent of the Governed and unalienable Natural Rights
What is the Veto power used for?
To reject a bill or proposed law.
What is propaganda?
to influence the views of audiences
Why did the federalists believe that the Constitution should be ratified?
The government was too weak
Which natural rights are found in the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are Locke's Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Property
What does the Rule of Law allow people to do?
No one is above the law/ allows people to follow the law equally
What is the main function of the judicial branch?
Interprets laws
True or false: Paying taxes and following the law are responsibilities of citizens
False, they're obligations
What is the highest law of the land in a constitutional government?
Constitution
Which party is being represented by the Donkey?
Democrat/democratic
Vocabulary: What is a Bill?
A proposed law
to make sure the laws are being followed
Enforce
Meaning to to approve a law
Ratify
An introduction to the U.S. Constitution that states its goals and purposes.
Preamble
what is something the President can do that behaves or acts as a law?
Executive Orders.
Which party is represented by th elephant?
Republican
What does the principle of "checks and balances" ensure?
Each branch can limit the power of the others.
A section or division within the Constitution
Article
Which branch has the authority to interpret laws and declare them unconstitutional?
Judicial/Supreme Court
the power one branch of government has to check or limit the power of another branch.
Checks and Balances
the division of powers of our government into three separate branches.
Separation of Powers
Who has the power to Veto bills?
Executive/president
How can an interest group influence the government?
by using PACs
3 branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
a section or part of our government with a specific responsibility.
Branch of government
True or False: The President has the power to declare War as the Commander in Chief of the Military
False
Extra points: Who wrote common sense?
Thomas Paine
What is an executive order?
A presidential order that acts like a law.