3 Branches - Jobs
What are the 3 Branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who is our current president and vice president?
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Who were the only people allowed to vote when the United States became a country?
White men who owned property
What is another name for the legislative branch?
Congress
National or State: Who is in charge of creating/coining money?
National
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
Make Laws
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Which amendment gave black people the right to vote?
15th amendment
What are the 2 parts of Congress/Legislative Branch?
House of Representatives and Senate
National and State: Who is in charge of schools and how they are run?
State
What is the main job of the executive branch?
Why was the electoral college originally created?
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
How is another name for the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court
National or State: Who is in charge of mail?
National
What is the main job of the judicial branch?
Interpret laws or make sure the laws are constitutional
True or False: A candidate can win the popular vote, but still lose the presidential election.
True
What is a poll tax?
Who is in the executive branch?
President, vice president, cabinet
State
What are checks and balances?
Making sure that no branch of government has more power than another. - Shared power between branches of government.
What is the electoral college?
The electoral college is a group that represents the people who are voting from each state. They decide who becomes the next president.
What is a literacy test?
A reading test that people had to take to be able to vote.
What are 2 secretaries in the president's cabinet?
secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury
What is federalism?
Shared power between national and state governments