An organization people set up to protect the community and enforce its laws.
What is government
100
The type of government the pilgrims created on the Mayflower for how they would govern themselves.
What is Mayflower Compact
100
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is legislative branch
100
The house of Congress that has two representatives for every single state.
What is Senate
100
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
What is the President, Vice President, and the President's Cabinet
200
This type of government is ruled by the people. Citizens vote on issues directly or elect officials to represent them in making decisions.
What is democracy
200
The first government that the colonies had after the American Revolution, but was too weak to protect themselves.
What is The Articles of Confederation
200
This branch of government carries out the laws.
What is executive branch
200
The house of Congress that has a number of representatives based on the state's population.
What is House of Representatives
200
Who is in charge of the judicial branch? How many people make up the judicial branch?
What is the Supreme Court. There are 9 justices.
300
The United States is this type of democracy.
What is representative democracy
300
The document that set up our national government with a President, Congress, and Supreme Court. It created a system of laws for our nation.
What is The Constitution
300
This branch of government interprets the laws.
What is judicial branch
300
A proposed law brought up in Congress.
What is a bill
300
True or false: The President is the head of the armed forces.
What is true
400
A government where all of the power is in the hands of one person or small group.
What is dictatorship
400
The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protects many of our individual rights.
What is The Bill of Rights
400
The government set up this system where the three branches of government can check (monitor) the other, so that no one group becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances
400
True or False: Congress has 100 Senators and 425 Representatives.
What is false
400
What is it called when the President rejects a bill proposed by Congress?
What is a veto
500
This type of government is in the hands of a king or queen to make decisions for the rest of society.
What is monarchy
500
This Amendment to the Bill of Rights protects our freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.
What is The First Amendment
500
True or False: State governments have three branches of government just like the federal government does.
What is true
500
How is a bill passed?
A bill is written by a member of Congress. The bill is discussed and debated in the house it was introduced in. That house votes on the bill. The bill is sent to the other house and debated. The other house votes on the bill. The bill is then signed into law by the governor of President.