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Vocabulary
100
The basic purpose of a government
What is to protect people's rights and to work for the good of the people
100
The President is head of this branch
What is the executive branch
100
Our national government is located in this capital
What is Washington, D.C.
100

The three levels of government (Federalism)

What is National, State, and Local

100
A member of a country
What is a citizen
200
List some responsibilities of citizenship
What is voting for leaders, obeying the law, serving on a jury, and helping solve problems
200

Executive, Judicial, Legislative

What are the three branches of government

200
Each senator is elected to office for a period of this many years
What is 6 years
200
The first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights
200
to reject
What is veto
300

The leader of the local government (NYC)

What is the mayor

300
The Supreme Court is part of this branch
What is the judicial branch
300
This person leads the army, navy, and air force; makes treaties
What is the President
300

The capital of New York

What is Albany

300
The name of the legislative body of the national government
What is Congress
400
Services provided by our local government
What is police and fire protection, parks and libraries, buses and trains, record keeping, running public schools, collecting taxes, managing elections
400
This system helps keep from one branch becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances
400
Congress meets in this building
What is the United States Capitol
400
The head of New York State
What is the governor
400
Men and women who belong to the Senate are called this
What is a senator
500

The name of our mayor

Who is Eric Adams

500
Their job is to interpret the meaning of the Constitution
What is the Supreme Court
500
The number of representatives a state has is effected by this
What is a state's population
500
This is one of the jobs of Congress
What is make the laws
500
A proposed law
What is a bill