The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
How laws are made
Miscellaneous
100
The name given to the Senate and House of Representatives at the national level.
What is the Congress.
100
The head of the executive branch at the national level.
What is the President.
100
The main responsibility of the Judicial Branch.
What is to interpret laws and compare them against the Constitution.
100
The person who can introduce a bill to state government.
What is any citizen can introduce a bill.
100
The branch that decides if laws are Constitutional or not.
What is the judicial branch.
200
The main job of the legislative branch.
What is to make laws.
200
The name of the group of advisers that are chosen to help the President. They head various departments at the national level.
What is the Cabinet.
200
The number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
What is 9 Justices.
200
What happens to a bill once it is introduced to state government.
What is it is discussed, reviewed and sent to state Senate and House of Representatives.
200
The person who meets with leaders of other countries.
What is the President.
300
The number of Senators from each state at the national level.
What is two Senators per state.
300
What it is called when the President says "No" to a bill presented to him by Congress.
What is a veto.
300
The length of time that Justices serve on the Supreme Court.
What is they serve until they retire or die.
300
The name of the head of the executive branch at the STATE level.
What is the governor.
300
The branch that is responsible for making sure that laws are carried out by the citizens of this country.
What is the executive branch.
400
The leaders of the legislative branch at the local level.
What is city commissioners and the sheriff.
400
Another name for the President, the leader of the military.
What is the Commander-in-Chief.
400
The main document the Supreme Court Justices use when deciding on a case.
What is the Constitution.
400
What happens when a bill is vetoed by the governor.
What is it is sent back to state Congress for changes or it is dropped.
400
The level of government that is responsible for making laws for individual cities.
What is the local level of government.
500
The number of years for terms for a Senator and a Representative at the national level.
What is Senators serve for 6 years and Representatives serve for 2 years.
500
The length of one term of the President.
What is 4 years. Presidents can have two 4-year terms for a total of 8 years in office if re-elected.
500
The name for the group of citizens that sit and listen to court cases at the local level.
What is a jury.
500
Why it is important to make laws.
What is to keep citizens safe and healthy.
500
The way the government gets money to pay for the things it provides to the citizens.
What is they collect taxes.
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