SS Unit 3 Government SQ1

Meet Google Drive – One place for all your files Click Here to Read: Where Does Government Get Its Power? England was a monarchy which is when a country has complete control of the government. A country whose government gets its power from the people is called a democracy. The Preamble to the Constitution defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States. The people established a Constitution to create a government to protect their rights and their welfare. England King Born into power for life monarchy United States democracy Government of the People People elect leaders for limited terms 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.