Which Branch?
Who is it?
MI Government
Rights and Responsibilities
Purposes of Government
100
The House of Representatives and the Senate are part of this branch.
What is the Legislative Branch
100
This is who is in charge of the Executive Branch.
Who is the governor?
100
This is who holds the power in a republic.
Who is the people?
100
This right comes with the responsibility that you respect the opinions of others.
What is Freedom of Speech?
100
They help carry out the purpose of keeping us safe in our state.
Who is the State Police?
200
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
This group of citizens listens to evidence at a trial and decide if a law has been broken.
What is a jury?
200
This is how the government of Michigan is organized.
What are three branches with different powers?
200
This right comes with the responsibility that we should respect the religion and beliefs of others.
What is the Freedom of Religion?
200
The reason why we have state parks to go to is because of this purpose of government in Michigan.
What is To provide services?
300
This person is in charge of the court.
What is a judge?
300
The kind of government where the people elect leaders to make laws and decisions for them.
What is representative government?
300
This right comes with the responsibility to serve on a jury if asked to do so.
What is the right to a fair trial?
300
One purpose of government that explains why we have state libraries to use.
What is to provide services?
400
The Supreme Court is part of this branch.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This person is a member of the House of Representatives.
What is a Representative?
400
This is who represents you in our state government.
Who is a Representative and a Senator?
400
This right comes with the responsibility to know about what you are voting for.
What is the right to vote?
400
The government of Michigan made a law to fine people who pollute rivers in Michigan because of this purpose of government.
What is "To make laws?"
500
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
500
This person is a member of the Senate.
What is a Senator?
500
We do this if the representative chosen by the people doesn't do a good job.
What is don't vote for them again?
500
This right is being broken if someone is sent straight to jail if another person thinks they did something.
What is the right to a fair trial.
500
The government of Michigan fixes state roads as part of this purpose of government.
What is "To keep people Safe?"
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