Constitution Activity binder page 6

Purpose of Government p 217-222 List four reasons why people need government. Establish justice Domestic tranquility Common Defense General Welfare

2. List ways in which government comes in contact with you in each of the following areas of your life. Home: The government provides construction standards and rules for the safety of your house. School: The government sets up public schools, provides textbooks, curriculum, free and reduced lunch programs and testing guidelines.

2. List ways in which government comes in contact with you in each of the following areas of your life. Shopping: You pay state sales tax on all items you purchase. The Federal government sets food safety standards. Travel: The government provides your state and interstate road system, air traffic controllers for airports, and safety standards for planes and public transportation vehicles.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

5. Which of the 6 goals do YOU think is most important? Why?

Principles of the Constitution Review (p218) 6. In this form of government, citizens elect representatives to make laws. 7. This system gives each branch of government some ability to limit the actions of the other two branches. a. checks and balances b. federalism c. individual rights d. popular sovereignty e. republicanism f. separation of powers g. limited government

Principles of the Constitution Review (p218) 8. This idea keeps the government from becoming abusing power. 9. This idea supports government by the people. a. checks and balances b. federalism c. individual rights d. popular sovereignty e. republicanism f. separation of powers g. limited government

Principles of the Constitution Review (p218) 10. This idea was the basis for dividing the government into 3 branches. 11. This system assigns some powers to the national government and other powers to the state governments. a. checks and balances b. federalism c. individual rights d. popular sovereignty e. republicanism f. separation of powers g. limited government

Principles of the Constitution Review (p218) a. checks and balances b. federalism c. individual rights d. popular sovereignty e. republicanism f. separation of powers g. limited government 13. These are protected by the Bill of Rights.