Levels of Government
Branches of Government
Vocabulary
Time Zones
Miscellaneous
100
The President is the head of this level.
What is National?
100
The President is the chief officer of this branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
Made up of the rules,or laws, that we follow and the people who run our country.
What is government?
100
We live in this time zone.
What is Central Standard Time?
100
He is Vice President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
200
Governor Quinn is the chief officer of this level.
What is State?
200
The Senate and the House of Representatives make up this branch.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
Our leaders are elected so the United States is this.
What is a republic?
200
California is ahead/behind us in time?
What is behind?
200
How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
What is nine?
300
The mayor or village manager is the head of this level.
What is Local?
300
They interpret our nation's laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
In this every citizen has a right to take part in government.
What is a democracy?
300
New York is in what time zone?
What is Eastern time zone?
300
The Commander -in-chief of the armed forces.
Who is the President of the United States?
400
They make sure that the water supply is clean and safe.
What is Local?
400
All three branches are concerned with what one key function of government?
What are "laws"?
400
The plan, or document, that our Founding Fathers set up to govern our nation.
What is the Constitution?
400
If Ms. Karlson wants to call her California cousin when she gets home at 5:00pm, what time should she place the call?
What is 7:00pm?
400
Where each day first begins.
What is the International Date Line?
500
He's the mayor of Dolton.
What is Ronnie Lewis?
500
It's the reason we have three branches of government.
What is the system of "checks and balances"?
500
The first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
Name the time zones from New York to California.
What are the Eastern Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone and Pacific Time Zone?
500
The other name for the Legislative Branch.
What is Congress?
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