1) something that you follow in order to keep yourself and others safe a) Senate b) rule c) Bill of Rights 2) a rule that everyone in a community must obey a) law b) vote c) Legislative Branch 3) to express a choice in governmental decisions a) Senate b) Checks and Balances c) vote 4) 435 elected officials in Congress based on a state's population a) civic participation b) House of Representatives c) law 5) 100 elected officials (2 per state) in Congress who make laws a) Senate b) rule c) Branches of Government 6) participating in voting, volunteering, and community activities a) Branches of Government b) civic participation c) law 7) consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which forms the United States Congress a) vote b) rule c) Legislative Branch 8) a list of rules that helps protect important freedoms and rights that people have a) Bill of Rights b) rule c) civic participation 9) The U.S. Federal Government made up of three parts: legislative, executive and judicial a) law b) Branches of Government c) vote 10) a system that prevents any one branch from having too much power a) Senate b) civic participation c) Checks and Balances

Government Q1U1 - Founding Principles and Documents for the American Govt

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