Branches of Government
The process by which citizens vote for people to represent them.
election
A fee citizens and others pay to local, national or state government
tax
legislative branch
a group of officials who make laws for a city or town
council
the part of government that decides what laws mean and whether laws obey the constitution
judicial branch
The part of the national government headed by the president
executive branch
the building where leaders of government meet to make laws
capitol
person elected as head of a state
governor
Power divided between the three branches
separation of powers
the leader of city's government
mayor
A government in which citizens choose others to represent them in government
representative democracy