The government
What is a government?
system of rules and people who made and enforce them for a nation, state, or other political unit.
What does the legislative branch do?
Makes laws
What does the executive branch do
Enforces laws
What does the Judicial branch do
Intereprets laws
Call heads or tails then flip a coin
If you called it Great job! if not its just not your lucky day.
What type of government does the united states use
A Presidential democracy
(Just saying democracy counts too!)
What are the people in the legislative branch called
Senators and congressmen (Or congresswoman)
(If you get one and not the other still count it correct.)
What do we call the person who is in charge of the executive branch
The president of the united states
Where do the people who work in the judicial branch go to do their jobs.
The Supreme Court
Which president is on the 5 Dollar Bill
Abraham Lincoln
What is the main characteristic of a democracy
(Most minnesotans are going to do this on november 5th)
The citizens get to vote for their leaders
Where do the people of the legislative branch go to do their jobs.
The United States capitol Building
Who is currently President of the united states
Joe Biden
What do we call the people who are in the judicial branch
Supreme court justices
Rock Paper Scizzors Vs Mrs Christianson.
Congrats! or better luck next time!
Can you name any other forms of government
(They usually end with the suffix Archy)
Anarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Autocracy
(There are many more other than these!)
How many members of the united states senate are there.
(its two per state!)
There are 100 members of the senate.
Who is the current vice president of the united states
Kamala Harris
For LIFE ( or until they retire)
Guess a number between 5 and 10
(The answer will be revealed with the response)
Its 8!
What is the system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others?
Checks and balances
(These are all the minnesotan ones)
Congress:Brad Finstad, Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Betty Mcollum, Ilhan Omar, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber
Senators: Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar
Who was the FIRST President of the united states
George Washington
Name ONE supreme court justice
John G. Roberts, Jr., Amy Coney Barrett,Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh,
How many days are left until Halloween this year.
34 Days!