National Government
Is the president of the United States assigned or appointed/elected by the people in the country?
What is appointed/elected by the people.
Is the governor of Texas assigned or appointed/elected by the people in the state?
What is appointed/elected by the people?
Who has the power to add city street signs or traffic lights?
What is the mayor.
Where our national government capital is located.
What is Washington D.C.?
This branch's job is to interpret laws and decide if laws follow the Constitution and are fair.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is where our state capital is located.
What is Austin?
This person is the leader of our city/community and is appointed/elected by the people.
Who is the mayor?
Which branch of government provides services for a town? (national/state/local)
What is our local government?
His name is Greg Abbott.
Who is the governor of Texas?
This is the right that every adult citizen has who wants to make a difference in their community and participate in government.
What is voting?
Which branch of government provides garbage collection, libraries, street repair and street light maintenance, fire and police departments?
What is our local government?
This person is the leader of the Nation.
Who is the president?
This is the person who is in charge of the State Government.
What is Governor?
True/False
Our local government provides for our city parks.
What is True?
This phrase means that the government gets its power from the people.
What is "consent of the governed."
The founding fathers did not want anyone person or group of people having all of the power. This is why we have three branches of government and checks and balances on those branches.
What is separation of powers?
Which branch of government works in a courtroom?
What is the judicial branch.
True/False
Does the state provide the Department of Public Safety.
What is True
These are the 4 basic services that local governments provide its citizens. (must name at least 2 for credit)
What is public libraries, police, firefighters, and schools?
Which branch of government provides our armed forces? (army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard)
What is the national government