rights & responsibilities
What is a responsibility do all children living in the
United States have?
Answers may vary,
The responsibility to love and be kind to their
siblings.
The responsibility to do their homework.
The responsibility to treat others with respect.
What are the three branches of government?
What is one duty or responsibility of a citizen?
Obeying the laws
serve on a jury
pay taxes
The HIGHEST and most powerful court in the land (country)
Supreme Court
State and local governments responsibilities are divided among the three branches in a similar way as the federal government. States elect a _______ to run a city (like the city of Atlanta, Woodstock, Kennesaw, or Marietta)
Mayor
A citizen has the right to_____
vote
The ________ branch makes a law
legislative
A member of a city, state, or nation is called a
citizen
This helps make sure one branch does not try to overstep its boundaries and do things it does not have the right to do.
It stops one branch fromhaving too much power!
checks and balances
Each state gets this many senators.
2
A citizen has the responsibility to
pay taxes
The _________branch interprets he law and decides if it is constitutional or not.
Judicial
What is one example of a common interest group?
Police, Firefighters, American Red Cross
override or say "no"
State and local governments responsibilities are divided among the three branches - in a similar way as the federal government states elect a _______ to rule over the state.
governor
A right or responsibility is something you should do as a good citizen?
responsibility
A Supreme Court Justice belongs to the ______ branch of government?
Judicial
The common good means
participating in an activity that helps all people.
The president may appoint a judge but the__________ branch may approve or reject that judge.
Legislative Branch
There are this many members of the senate.
100
Freedom of speech is a right: You have the right to say the word “fire”, but as a responsible citizen, you can not yell “fire, fire” in a crowded theater. Explain why you could go to jail for yelling "fire" if there was no fire.
answer may vary
By doing this, you would not have the common good of the people in mind. You would be causing panic and be wasting police and fire stations valuable time, which could hurt others who have actual emergency's.
The ____________branch enforces the law.
Executive
As a good citizen we pay our taxes. What are 3 things tax money is used for?
build roads
build schools
fire stations
police stations
libraries
parks
military
courhouses
The president is also the commander in chief of the _______.
military (armed forces)
The House of Representatives has this many seats.
435