Branches of Gov't
What is the branch of the government that makes laws and sets taxes?
Legislative Branch
This type of government is in charge of controlling laws in each state.
State Government
What type of rights ensure that citizens can participate in the political process?
Political Rights
Mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests are examples of what kind of characteristics?
Physical Characteristics
What does the root "photo" mean?
light
What branch of the government enforces the country's laws and is in charge of the military?
Executive Branch
This type of government leads towns, cities, and counties.
Local Government
What type of rights create equality and ensure that everyone's rights are protected?
Civil Rights
Buildings, bridges, roads, and other man-made features of places are what kind of characteristics?
Human Characteristics
Which vocabulary word means "to fail?"
flop
What branch of the government interprets the law and decides if it follows the constitution?
Judicial Branch
This government leads the country.
Federal Government
These are rights you are born with. They cannot be taken away.
Inalienable Rights or Natural Rights
The average weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time is called a...
Climate
What does "maneuver" mean?
To move
Which branch does the President of the United States belong to?
Executive Branch
Which government level is in charge of police departments, fire departments, public bus systems, road maintenance, and community parks.
Local Government
Give an example of a civil right.
The right to vote, the right to a trial, the right to use public facilities, and the right to public education
Kentucky
Name one of Thomas Edison's inventions.
The light bulb, phonograph, pen
Who is the head of the Judicial Branch? Hint: it is a group of people.
The Supreme Court
What is something the federal government has power to do?
print money, declare war, build the military, make treaties, make laws
The Founding Fathers stated that inalienable rights include the right to, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of..."
Happiness
Correctly spell the county we live in.
Steuben County
Give one example of text structure.
Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Compare and Contrast, Sequential/Logical Order