Branches of Government
National Government
State Government
Local Government
Rules and Laws
100
The branch of government that carries out the laws.
What is the executive branch?
100
The leader of the executive branch (title and name).
Who is President Donald Trump?
100
The leader of the executive branch (name and title).
Who is Governor Eric Holcomb?
100

The leader of the executive branch (name and title) for Greenfield.

Who is Mayor Chuck Fewell?

100
A rule the government makes for all people in a town, state, or country.
What is a law?
200
The branch of government that writes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
200
The president lives here.
What is the White House?
200
This is the building where all three branches of Indiana's government meet.
What is the Indiana State House?
200

A group of people who make the laws for a community.

What is a council?

200
Whatever helps the most people in the community.
What is the common good?
300
The branch of government that interprets the laws (decides if the laws are fair).
What is the judicial branch?
300
These two parts make up the Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
300
The little extra money people pay on stuff they buy. This goes to the state government to pay for services.
What is tax?
300

List two services local governments provide.

What are fixing road signs, collecting trash, running the library, firefighter, police officers, taking care of parks, and running museums?

300
A group of citizens who listen to the facts in a court trial and make a decision based on the law.
What is a jury?
400
List the three branches of government.
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
400
Congress meets here.
What is the Capitol?
400
List two services the state government provides?
What are highways, health programs, colleges, local schools, license plates, licenses, and environment protection?
400
The branch of local government that the council makes up.
What is the legislative branch?
400
A part of the Unites States Constitution that protects our most important rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
This keeps any branch from having all of the power.
What is checks and balances?
500
The Supreme Court is made up of this many judges.
What is nine?
500
The Indiana capitol
Where is Indianapolis?
500
The branch of local government that local courts rule on offenses such as traffic tickets.
What is the judicial branch?
500
Say one way to be a good citizen.
What are obeying laws, serving on a jury, and voting?
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