Government 101
Branches of Government
Presidents of the USA
Law Making
Unusual Presidential Pets
100
Form of Government in the United States.
Democracy: which means that citizens help decide how the country is run. They share their opinions by voting in elections.
100
The number of branches of the US government
3
100
I was the 1st president of the USA
George Washington
100
_________ can come up with ideas or suggestions for bills
Everyone...even kids like you!
100
John Quincy Adams kept this pet in a White House bathtub
Alligator
200
A _____ is a group of people that sets rules and runs a community.
Government
US Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and Senate.
200
The President is the head of this branch of government
Executive branch
200
I am the president known for abolishing slavery. I stood out in a crowd with a height of 6 feet 4 inches
Abraham Lincoln
200
Once an idea is sponsored by a congressperson, it is written up and assigned and number and called a ______
bill
200
Thomas Jefferson was gifted 2 of these wild animals that he knew he could not keep
grizzly bear cubs
300
How do we determine who will run our government?
You must be a citizen and be 18 years old to Vote.
(some states you cannot be convicted of certain crimes or you loose your right to vote).
Women did not have the right to vote until 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution.
300
The name of the group consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate that makes up the legislative branch of government
Congress
300
Stuffed bears called Teddy Bears are named after this president
Theodore Roosevelt
300
These 2 groups that make up Congress talk about, study, and make changes to bills along with voting in which bills are passed
House of Representatives and Senate
300
Two presidents had squirrels with this name
Pete
400
Governments get money to build schools, hospitals, and roads by collecting _______.
400
"The Highest Court in the Land"
Supreme Court
400
A presidential term is this many years long
4 years
400
A bill needs to have more than what amount of votes to be passed in the House of Representatives and Senate
More than half
400
The Coolidge's owned 2 of these critters named Rebecca and Reuben
Raccoons
500
The three levels of government are the local, state, and.....
National
500
The Supreme Court has this number of justices
Nine
500
I was elected the first African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
500
Once a bill is passed through Congress, it is printed on official paper and is signed by these 2 people
The Speaker of the House and the Vice President
500
This president had a turkey named Jack
Abraham Lincoln
600
Who elects leaders to run the government?
Citizens
People who live in the city/state/country and meet certain criteria.
600
The branch of goverment that is made up of courts and judges
Judicial branch
600
The number of 4 year terms a president can serve in the US
Two
600
The president can approve a bill OR do this action which means to refuse or say no to a bill
Veto
600
The King of Siam asked for permission to send 2 of these large animals to his presidential friend James Buchanan
Elephants
700
The age a person must be in order to register to vote in the USA
18 years old
700
This branch of government is responsible for making laws
legislative branch
700
This president was a famous actor before being elected as the 40th President of the United States
Ronald Reagan
700
A bill can still become a law even if the President vetoes it as long as what fraction of members of the House of Representatives and Senate vote to pass the bill again
2/3
700
This is the most common pet owned by US presidents
Dogs (owned by 73% of presidents)