Government Systems
to choose a representative by voting
Elect or election
to "pick up" means
to give someone a ride OR to lift
3 branches of U.S. Government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What does "what's up? mean?
How are you? or what's new?
What title is he known as?
The first President of the United State
OR "the father of his country"
the laws and principles according to which a country is governed
Constitution
Which is correct: She took it off.
OR She took off it.
She took it off.
to reject a decision or bill from Congress
Veto
idiom for "to know what someone is thinking"
read one's mind - example: You read my mind! or I can read your mind.
someone who has the job of measuring land (George Washington's first job)
Surveyor
the official piece of paper used in voting
Ballot
to return from a trip
Get back OR get back from
Make laws
approve presidential nominations
control budgets
can impeach the president
can override a presidential veto
to "get settled" means
to get used to living or working somewhere new
True or False: George Washington was the first General of the Army.
True
a group of people with similar political idea, an organization formed to gain political power
Political Party
Complete the blank: Your mother called here three times yesterday. Did you call her _____?
Did you call her back?
True or False: States with larger populations have more representatives
True
Use the idiom "make it up to someone/her/him" in a sentence
a person who is a member of a group that settles in a new land
a colonist
a type of governmnt in which the citizens share power and decision-making either diretly or through elected representatives
Democracy
Which phrasal verb is INSEPARABLE?
turn off
throw away
run into
run into (to meet someone by chance).
Why is the United State government separated into three parts?
to create a separation of powers
to create "checks and balances"
Fill in the blank with the 2 word idiom: My birthday is _____ __, and I hope no one forgets.
coming up
My birthday is coming up, and I hope no one forgets.
Why was the Second Continental Congress more important than the first?
They decided to separate from England. They drafted and wrote a Declaration of Independence.