Levels of Government
Name the 3 levels of government
What are local, state, and national
Name the branch of government that includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
What is the Constitution?
What is the supreme law of the land or the laws for our country.
Name 2 ways our state government helps protect citizens' health and safety.
What are: assists public agencies and run hospitals, help pay for fire departments.
Name the word that means what someone can and can't do.
What are rules/laws?
Who makes laws about where to put in a stop light?
What is the local government
Name the branch of national government that includes Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
Name the way our constitution limits the power of government.
What is: it spells out what a government can and can't do.
Name 2 public services provided by state governments.
What are: 1) public libraries & schools 2) state parks
Name a reason it is important to elect good leaders in our country.
What is because they represent us and make important decisions.
Who collects taxes?
What are all 3 levels
Name the branch of state government that is headed by the governor.
What is the executive branch?
Name the highest level of government that everyone must follow.
What is federal/national?
What is one reason we need a government?
What is to keep everyone safe
Name the way process we use to limit the power of each branch of government
What is checks and balances.
Who makes and enforces the laws?
What are all three branches.
Name the branch of state government that has the most control/power
What is none of the branches.
Name the reason the U.S. Constitution is still effective even though it was written over 200 years ago.
What is because it can be changed with amendments.
Name the reason we divide the government into 3 levels.
What is because it is too large for one group to do alone.
Bonus if you can name both parts.
To be fair (2/state and population) + so they have to agree before they can pass a law
What is Senate and House of Representatives.
Which level is responsible for dealing with foreign countries?
What is the federal government.
Name the branch that represents the people of the United States.
What is all 3 branches.
Name the word that means government "by the people" and describes the kind of constitution we have in the United States.
What is democracy?
Why is our government broken into 3 branches?
So no one group becomes too powerful.
Explain the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Bonus: Name the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Declaration = declared our freedom from GB
Constitution = laws for our country
Bonus: Bill of Rights