Branches of
Government 1
Government 1
Who makes up the Legislative branch?
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What are the three branches of American government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who makes up the Judicial Branch?
the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal judges
The State capital of New York
What is Albany?
a rule made by the government
What are the three levels of government in the United States?
Local, state, and federal (or national)
Who makes up the Executive Branch?
The President, The Vice President and The Cabinet.
What is the Jury?
A group of citizens serving on a jury to give a verdict in a trial.
The governor of New York State
Who is Kathy Hochul
A written description of a new law that is being suggested and that lawmakers must vote to accept before it becomes law
What is a bill?
Where is the headquarters of our national government?
Washington, D.C.
Which branch makes the laws?
Legislative branch
What is the Supreme Court?
the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices; the highest court in the US
Name one of the two senators from NY State
Chuck Schumer
Kirsten Gillibrand
To think about or talk about something very carefully in order to make a decision
What is deliberate?
What does the Legislative Branch do? (Name 2 things.)
The Legislative Branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
Which branch makes decisions about laws?
Judicial branch
What is a veto?
to reject a law proposed by Congress
The current mayor of New York City
Who is Eric Adams?
a separate part of a legal document
What is a clause?
What is the term used for the arrangement by which the three branches work together so that no branch becomes too power?
Checks and Balances
Which branch enforces the laws?
Executive branch
What are three ways government can ask you to serve?
On a jury, with a subpoena (testifying in court), in Selective Service (the draft to serve in the military)
The mayor of New Rochelle
Who is Yadira Ramos-Herbert?
What is the Constitution?