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Three Branches of Government
Democracy
Consequences for Breaking the Law
Who is in Charge?
Citizenship
100
The names of the three branches of government
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
100
The name for a person who lives in America.
What is American?
100
You may get a time-out or not be allowed to invite friends to come over to play if you do not follow the rules here.
What is home?
100
The person/people in charge at home.
What are parents (mom/dad)?
100
You are one of these.
What is a citizen?
200
The branch of government that includes judges, juries, and police officers to enforce the law.
What is the judicial branch?
200
The definition of democracy.
What is "rule by the people"?
200
You may not earn a smile on your card if you do not follow rules here.
What is the classroom or school?
200
The people in charge of the classroom.
What are the teacher and aide?
200
The definition of citizen.
What is "a member of a country or community"?
300
The branch of government that carries out laws and includes the president, who says "yes" or "no" to new laws.
What is the executive branch?
300
Americans do this to choose the president.
What is "elect"?
300
You may get a fine, a ticket, need to do community service, or go to jail if you do not follow a law from here.
What is from the state government?
300
The people in charge of the school.
What are the superintendent, principal, and assistant principal?
300
If a good citizen takes bags in for his or her parents or shows a new student where to go in the school, the citizen is being this trait.
What is helpful?
400
The branch of government that makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
400
America has this type of government.
What is a democracy?
400
The people you may report to if you break a state law.
What are judges and police officers?
400
The person in charge of the state government.
What is the governor?
400
A good citizen who does not cheat and take turns with others is being this trait.
What is fair?
500
The legislative branch is made up of a body of people called this.
What is Congress, which includes the House of Representative and Senate?
500
Our government and president work hard to do this for Americans.
What is "protect" or protect our freedom?
500
To keep people safe and to maintain order.
What are the reasons for why laws and rules are important?
500
The reason why we need people in charge.
What is to keep people safe and to maintain order?
500
A good citizen who walks the dog before playing with friends or picks up trash is being this trait.
What is responsible?