What is a government?
A business that runs a city
A group of voters in a neighborhood
A group of teachers and principals
A group of people and the rules they make for a community
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Mayor, Governor, President
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Senate, House, Congress
Local, State, Federal
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch at the national level?
The President
The Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice
The Secretary of State
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
To write and pass laws
To interpret and judge laws
To enforce rules in cities
To sign laws and carry them out
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
To make sure laws are fair and constitutional
To create and vote on laws
To approve the President's decisions
To lead national meetings
Who is part of the Judicial Branch?
Senators and Representatives
Supreme Court Judges
President and Vice President
Governors and Mayors
What does the President do with a bill from Congress?
Delivers it to the Senate
Sends it back to court
Gives it to the public
Signs or vetoes it
What is a veto?
When the President says “no” to a bill
When the court changes the law
When Congress rewrites a bill
When a judge disagrees with Congress
What group makes the laws in our country?
Congress
The Supreme Court
The Governors
The Cabinet
Who cares about/uses the Constitution the most?
Judicial Branch
Local Government
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Who leads a city or town?
Mayor
Governor
Council Member
State Senator
Who leads a state?
President
Mayor
House Representative
Governor
Who is in charge of the country?
Governor
Mayor
President
Senator
What does sovereign mean?
Being elected to a council
Belonging to a community
Following another country’s rules
Having the highest power and being self-governing
What is a treaty?
A local agreement between mayors
A rule written by a governor
A law passed by Congress
A contract between nations
What does it mean to cede land?
To give it up
To defend it
To plant crops on it
To build houses on it
