Vocabulary
Our country's capital.
What is Washington, D.C?
Leader of a city government.
What is Mayor?
What is main idea?
what a section/story is about
What is the job of the mayor? List 3
To work on city budget, oversee city departments, make sure laws are being obeyed, and fix any problems.
Why is Washington D.C a special city?
It was built to be a capital city where important leaders work and live
Leader of a country.
What is President?
Elected group who make decisions/laws for a country.
What is Congress?
define supporting details
support or extend the main idea
Define city budget
planned spending for the city government to ensure it has money for things it needs.
The President is elected every __________.
four years.
Government in a community.
What is local government?
Building in which state/national government work.
What is Capitol?
what is the first question you should ask yourself after reading a story?
what is this paragraph about?
What is used to pay for city services and where does it come from?
Taxes, collected from people.
What river is Washington D.C. built along and why?
The Potomac River between the northern and southern states to be fair.
Place where government of state country is located.
What is Capital?
Building of statue to honor a person or event.
What is Monument?
true or false: supporting details are included in the first sentence
false
What is the job of state government? list 2
make important decisions and laws for the state, provide highways, and environmental help
What are the three branches of government and what do they do?
Congress: make laws
President: makes sure laws are being carried out
Supreme Court: 9 judges who make sure laws are fair
Elected to lead state government.
What is Governor?
Officials who make sure the laws are fair.
What is Supreme Court.
Why is it important to find the main idea and supporting details?
it helps you remember what you read.
What are some city services provided by the government? List 5
What branch of government is divided into two sections, what are they called, and what did we learn about them?
Congress is divided into the Senate and State Representatives and the number of members in each group are determined by population.