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Branches of Government
Levels of Government
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Levels, Branches' Congress
100
The branch of government that makes laws
What is the legislative branch?
100

City of Fort Collins or City of Loveland

What is local level?

100

to say no or vote against a bill

What is veto?

100
the leader of a state
What is the governor?
100
The number of senators per state.
What is two per state?
200
The branch of government that carries out laws
What is the executive branch?
200

Colorado

What is the state level?

200
a plan of government that includes the laws and ideas that people follow
What is the constitution?
200
the leader of a city
What is the mayor?
200

The number of representatives per state

What is the number depends of the population of the state?

300
The branch of government that settles, disputes, and makes sure laws follow the state and national constitution
What is the judicial branch?
300
United States of America
What is the national level?
300
the leader of the state
What is the governor
300

Favorite teacher ever

Who is Lauren, Nina, any other teacher that influenced you in a positive way?

300
Executive Branch: local, state, national
What is local- mayor, state- governor, and executive- president?
400
The three branches of government have different powers and different jobs.  If one branch had too much power, it could run the government alone.  When branches of government have different powers, no branch can become too strong.
What is separation of powers?
400

True or False: Each branch has all three levels.

What is true?

400
a form of government where people choose leaders by voting to represent them and make decisions
What is representative democracy?
400
system developed so that one branch did not have more power than the other branches
What are checks and balances?
400
Judicial Branch: local, state, national
What is local- local court; state- state court; national- supreme court?
500
The branch that can veto a bill
What is the executive branch?
500

Part of the legislative branch; made up of state legislators and senators; meet in the state capitol building

What is the general assembly?

500

a group of people that pass laws and run the county

What are county commissioners?

500

A group of people that are elected by voters to make laws for a city

What is the city council?

500
Legislative Branch: local, state, national
What is local- city council, county commissioner; state- general assembly; national- congress?