Government
What is government?
A system that makes rules and laws that guide our country.
Name the three branches of government.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Federal government is just one of the three levels of government in the United States. What are the other two?
State and Local
The Declaration of Independence was written by whom?
Thomas Jefferson.
How can someone become a citizen of the United States?
Anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen. A person who moves to the U.S. can apply to be a citizen and must pass a test.
Citizens have the power to elect the leaders who make the country's laws and rules in this type of government.
Republic
This branch includes the House of Representatives and Senate known as Congress.
Legislative
How are the federal and state governments similar?
Both have 3 branches and 2-part legislative branch.
When was it signed and by whom?
July 4, 1776
Founding Fathers
What is a jury?
A group of citizens who are called on to make a decision in a court of law.
The power of the government comes from the support of the people known as ______.
Democracy
This branch has the President as the leader.
Executive
Who is the head of the state executive branch?
Governor
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A document to gain independence from Great Britian and form a new republic.
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Judges, teachers, police officers, firefighters, mail/post man, families/neighbors, etc.
This branch includes 9 judges known as the Supreme Court.
Judicial
What is the judicial branch of local government?
Local Courts
Who has the biggest signature?
If you were voting in the next election, how would you learn about the candidates?
Reading newspapers, searching the Internet, watch television, etc.