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Vocabulary Words
100
What is the job of this branch of government?
carry out laws passed
100
What is the job of this branch of government?
law making
100
What is the job of this branch?
reviews and interprets the laws
100
What is the voting age?
18
100
What work means to direct the public affair of the country, state, and city?
govern
200
Who are the President and Vice President of the United States?
Barak Obama and Joe Biden
200
What are the names of the two branches of the General Assembly?
Senate and House of Representatives
200
What is the lowest branch of court system in the Judicial Branch?
local court
200
How are officials of each branch put into office?
elected
200
What is the definition of a person who lives in a city, state, or country?
citizen
300
Who are the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania?
Tom Corbett and James Cawley
300
How are the representatives choosen?
by election
300
What level of court hears criminal and civil cases?
Court of Common Pleas
300
What are the two parties that are represented by a elephant and a donkey?
Democratic and Republican
300
What is the definition of a form of government in which people rule themselves through elected representatives?
democracy
400
Who is the mayor of Allentown?
Ed Paulowski
400
Who is the Senate district leader for Allentown?
Senator Patrick Browne
400
What two courts decide appeals?
Superior Court and Commonwealth Court
400
Other than age, what are two requirements for voting?
born in the United States or have lived here for 5 years and passed a citizenship test and to register
400
What is the definition of not approving a bill?
veto
500
What are the requirements to become a Governor?
must be 30 years old, resident of state for 7 years, and serve a 4 year term
500
Who is the Representative for the House of Representatives for Allentown?
Representative Jennifer Mann
500
What is the highest court in Pennsylvania?
State Supreme Court
500
When people make a choice between two or more people or things, this is call what?
an election
500
What is the definition of a draft of a proposed statue presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made into a law?
bill