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branch of government responsible for enforcing laws
Executive branch
Bonus: the number of US Senators
100
the capital of New York State
Albany
the division of powers between national and state government
federalism
Bonus: the president's group of advisors
The Cabinet
the first U.S. president (1789-1797)
George Washington
President Washington’s Secretary of State
Jefferson
commander in chief of the US armed forces
president
the two branches of Congress
Senate and the House of Representatives
the current governor of New York State
Kathy Hochul
the lawmaking branch of government
Legislative branch
the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
system designed to balance power between the three branches
separation of powers
President Washington’s Secretary of Treasury
Hamilton
Bonus: the month President's Day is in
February
the current U.S. President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces
Donald Trump
Bonnus: highest court in the judicial branch
Supreme Court
branch of government that interprets laws
Judicial branch
Bonus: the leader of the executuve branch in each state
Governor
written charter of government established in 1789 as the supreme law of the land
The US Constitution
the introduction to the U.S. Constitution
Preamble
the U.S. capital where our federal government is located
Washington, DC
bicameral legislature that includes the Senate and House of Representatives
Congress
the first plan of U.S. government ratified in 1781
Articles of Confederation
the U.S. government’s main source of income
taxes