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Citizens' Rights & Responsibilities
Branches of Government
Vocabulary
Purpose of Government
Demo-cratic Process
100
Name 3 rights of U.S. citizens.
What are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion?
100
Name the branch of government that includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
100

This term means to say no to a bill

What is veto

100

What document answers the question "How laws will be made"

Constitution

100
Name the word that means what someone can and can't do.
What are rules/laws?
200

A good citizen of the United States must...

obey the laws

200
Name the branch of national government that includes Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
200

These are the rules made by our government

What are laws

200
Name 2 public services provided by state governments.
What are: 1) public libraries & schools 2) state parks
200
Name a reason it is important to elect good leaders in our country.
What is because they represent us and make important decisions.
300

Why do communities have laws

to protect there citizens

300
Name the branch of state government that is headed by the governor.
What is the executive branch?
300
Name the highest level of government that everyone must follow.
What is federal/national?
300

The Declaration of Independence did what?

created new laws for the USA

300

How do we make sure no one part of government becomes too powerful

What is: checks and balances

400
Name the responsibility citizens have that provides the government money to pay for things like schools, parks, police, etc.
What is paying taxes?
400
Name the branch of state government that includes the General Assembly and that can write/change laws.
What is the legislative branch?
400

This gives the U.S. citizens rights and freedoms and details how our government works

What is the Constitution 

400
Name a reason having a government is important.
What is: 1. protect the health and safety of citizens 2. provide public services 3. provide a justice system 4. promote the common good 5. protect the rights of individual citizens
400

Name the way our constitution limits the power of the government

It spells out what our government can and can't do
500

Name a responsibility associated with freedom of religion

What is respecting others religions

500

This branch decides if a law is constitutional

What is Judicial Branch

500

Name the word that means government "by the people" and describes the kind of constitution we have in the United States.

What is democracy?

500
Name the capitol of the United States.
What is Washington D.C.?
500

Name the person voted President of the United States in the recent election.

Who is Joe Biden