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Constitution
Branches of Gov
Branches of Gov
Levels of Gov.
Vocabulary
100
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble
100
Name the three Branches of Government
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
100
This group of people make the laws
What is Congress
100
A place taxes pay for that can be used by everyone
What is public place
100
An official member of a country, state, or community
What is a citizen
200
Used to change the constitution
What is amendment
200
The Branch the lead by the president is...
What is the Executive Branch
200
The Supreme Court is made up of _____ justices
What is 9
200
The people elected by communities as LOCAL leaders are who?
Who are the mayor and city council
200
Someone running for a government job is called a...
What is candidate
300
The part of the Constitution that protects a persons basic liberties
What is The Bill of Rights
300
The Branch that decides if laws are unconstitutional is...
What is the Judicial Branch
300
Each state elects this many people to the Senate
What is two
300
When a person chooses a candidate for office they are doing what?
What is voting
300
Money paid by people or businesses to the government to support a city, state, or nation
What is taxes
400
The Constitution was written in 1787 by our founding fathers for this reason
What is to create a fair government
400
The President's cabinet is part of this branch of government
What is the Executive Branch
400
The number of Representatives for each state is decided by...
What is the states population that the Representative comes from
400
The person chosen by voters to be the head of state government.
Who is the governor
400
A place available to all people to use through the use of tax dollars is what?
What a public place.
500
The Bill of Rights are
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
500
The branch that makes the laws is...
What is the Legislative Branch
500
The branch of the government that decides whether laws are constitutional is what branch?
What is the Judicial Branch
500
The level of government that Congress is part of is what level? (Not the branch but the level)
What is National.
500
Give three examples of public places.
What are parks, libraries, schools