Category 1: Branches of
Government
Government
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This document establishes the framework of the U.S. government.
What is the Constitution?
Citizens do this to choose their leaders.
What is vote?
Paying these helps fund public services.
What are taxes?
This is the highest level of government in the United States.
What is the Federal government?
Congress is part of this branch.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the minimum age to vote in federal elections.
What is eighteen (18)?
Serving on one of these is a responsibility of citizens.
What is a jury?
States and cities operate at this level of government.
What is the State and Local government?
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This principle divides governmental power among different branches.
What is separation of powers?
This is the process of
formally casting your ballot.
What is casting a ballot
Respecting the rights of others is an example of this.
What is respect for the law?
This level of government is responsible for local ordinances.
What is the Local government?
The President heads this branch.
What is executive branch
This clause of the Constitution grants Congress broad powers to regulate commerce.
What is the Commerce
Clause?
This is a group of people who share similar political views and aim to elect candidates.
What is a political party
This is the act of participating in your community and government.
What is civic engagement?
This term refers to the governing body of a city or town.
What is the State government?
This is the highest court in the federal judiciary.
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
This is the body that formally elects the President and Vice President.
What is the Electoral College?
Obeying laws is a fundamental example of this.
What is obeying the law?
This term describes the government of a state.
What is the Municipal government?