Rights and Responsibilities
Branches of Government and purposes
Protections and services
Basic purposes and functions of the United States Government
Checks and Balances
100
What right allows you to speak you opinion no matter what it is?
What is the Right to Free Speech
100
What branch makes the national laws?
What is the Legislative Branch (or legislative)
100
Protection from crime
What is police
100
To establish _____________. _________ 's synonyms are fairness, right, and lawfulness
What is (to establish) Justice
100
The president appoints these to the Supreme Court.
What is justices (or judges)
200
This is the right that allows you to request citizens of the place you live in to decide whether you are innocent or guilty?
What is The right to Jury
200
What Branch decides the meanings of Laws And has many courts?
What is The Judicial Branch
200
This provides protection from invasion
What is the Military
200
To contribute to the ______________ ______________. first _______ means generic, average. second___________ means protect
What is common defense (Close answers accepted)
200
The president can do this to laws. This can be overridden by a 2/3 majority in Congress.
What is veto
300
This is a very important Civic duty that helps preserve a democratic government? (people did this last September)
What is voting
300
What Branch carries out laws? (includes Mayors)
What is the Executive Branch
300
A government of the people by the people, for the people helps protect ________________.
What is individual rights
300
Judicial branch makes these to promote the common good. Synonym of rules
What is Laws
300
The judicial branch can do this to laws, (saying the laws are __________
What is unconstitutional (or declaring laws unconstitutional)
400
this is the right to try to become commander-in-chief
What is the right to run for office (close answers accepted)
400
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
What is the President
400
Protection from fires
What is fire department
400
To ensure peace for citizens.
What is to Insure Domestic Tranquility
400
What group of people of people advise the president.
What is (the president's) Cabinet
500
Kentucky citizens, when requested, have to serve in a jury. What is this Responsibility?
What is Jury Duty
500
What is the system that the three branches use to control the other branches?
What is Checks and Balances
500
This branch can raise a military
What is the legislative branch
500
The constitution establishes liberty to ourselves and our ____________________
What is posterity
500
This separates the branches power (think of a scale)
What is balance of power
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