Powers of Different Levels of Government
What makes a healthy democracy?
Branches of Government
US Constitution
Checks and Balances
100

This level of government is the only one that has power to print and coin money for the U.S.

What is the Federal government?

100

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

What is the President?

100

According to Article ll, a person must be at least this many years old to serve as President of the United States.


What is 35?

200

This level of government manages state highways and employs state police to keep them safe

What is state government?

200

This is the number of branches in a government

What are 3 branches of government

200

The first 10 amendments to the constitution are known as this. 

What is Bill of Rights?

200

The President's power to say "no" to a bill.

 What is a Veto

300

This term describes the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.

What is Federalism?

300

Rule of law definition.

What are laws that are applied equally to all?

300

How many people are in the senate?

What is 100?

300

This body has the full power to impeach a president

What is house of representitives?

300

The system that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful

What is checks and balances?

400

Definition of equality.

What is protection against discrimination and equal treatment to all citizens?


400

Which branch decides if the law is unconstitutional?

What is the Judicial branch?

400

The number of articles in the original Constitution 

What is 7

500

To ensure a healthy democracy, these must be free, fair, and open to all citizens without structural barriers.

 What are elections?

500

This clause declares the Constitution and federal law as the supreme law of the land

What is the Supremacy Clause?

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