vocabulary
The Three Branches
The Role of Citizens
The Nation's Capital
Lesson 1 vocabulary
100
A plan of Government
What is a constituion
100
it is made up of the Supreme Court and certain other courts
What is the judicial Branch
100
The way that decisions are made under the Constitution
What is Majority Rule
100
In this year the government decided that Washington DC should not be a part of any state neither Maryland or Virginia.
What is 1790
100
The way of life of a group of people
What is culture
200
people can elect leaders to govern them
What is democracy
200
It provides a way for each branch to limit, or check, the power of the other branches
What is checks and balances
200
at least 18 years old.
What is minimum age for voting in the United States
200
A park that is surrounded by national museums, monuments and important government buildings.
What is The National Mall
200
love of one's country
What is patriotism
300
a government that gets its power from the people
What is a republic
300
an olive branch
What is in the mouth of the bald eagle on the presidential seal
300
It provides protection for Americans who are accused of crimes.
What is the bill of rights
300
Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
What are the two monuments in Washington DC that honor former presidents of the United States
300
to leave one's country and enter another to live there
What is immigrate
400
Makes the laws of the country
What is the Legislative Branch
400
He has one of the most important and difficult jobs in the world
What is the President of the United States of American
400
A group of citizens who decide whether a person is guilty or not.
What is a jury.
400
The nation's first president
What is George Washington
400
population
What is the total number of people in a country
500
Carries out the laws the Congress makes.
What is the Executive Branch
500
It is the nation's highest court, it's nine judges are chosen by the President and approved by Congress
What is the Supreme Court
500
It tells how the United States is organized. It describes the duties of the legislative, executive and judicial branches, and the rights of citizens
What is the Constitution
500
District of Columbia
What does DC stand for
500
a town or small city outside of a large city
What is a suburb
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