QUIZ: Baby, I was born with it :) 1.01 NATURAL RIGHTS

Every election in U.S. society reaffirms the principle of

Consent of the governed

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is

Education

What do Americans value as the basic individual or natural rights?

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

The Constitution divides the U.S. government into three branches that can each stop, or check, actions of the other branches. This division of power is a result of the principle of

Limited government

Protection for individual rights in U.S. society reflects the idea that all people have

Natural Rights

An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a

School

This doctor has the right to assist this patient because

She is licensed by the government to practice medicine

The highway you see here used to be a two-lane road and did not connect to other highways. Over the years, the highway was expanded and new ramps built to connect to other roads and highways. The changes in this image illustrate how government

builds and maintains highways

A "limited government" is a government that

has restrictions on the powers of its officials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration designed this label for the public to be released in 2012. The image best illustrates how government

is committed to protecting citizen safety

Governments create laws and rules to

prevent chaos

One purpose of government is to

protect citizen rights