This group of people makes the laws for our country. They are elected by citizens.
Who is Congress / the Legislative Branch?
This person is the head of the Executive Branch and lives in the White House.
Who is the President of the United States?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the the Supreme Court?
This is the thing you give up when you choose something else. It is the next best thing you didn't choose.
What is opportunity cost?
The branch of government that enforces the laws and is run by the President.
What is the Executive branch?
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This person is the current leader of the executive branch, who is also the current U.S. President.
Who is Donald Trump?
This is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
What is interpret/explain the meaning of laws?
Imagine you have $5. You can buy a new toy car or a video game. If you choose the toy car, THIS will be your opportunity cost.
What is the video game?
This branch of government creates the laws, and am made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the legislative branch / Congress?
There are 100 elected officials in this part of Congress.
What is the Senate?
If the President can't finish their term due to illness, death, or being legally removed from office, this person takes over as President of the United States.
The Vice President (JD Vance).
There are THIS many justices on the Supreme Court.
What is nine (9)?
These are things that people make or grow and then sell to others.
What are goods?
The branch of government that interprets the laws and is made up of the Supreme Court and the other courts in the country.
This branch of government has the power to do THIS if they disagree with a President's veto of a law.
What is overrule the President?
The President is in charge of this group of advisors who help them make important decisions.
Who is the Presidential Cabinet?
This is when you don't have enough of something, like toys or cookies, for everyone who wants it.
What is scarcity?
This is the highest court in the United States, and they are responsible for making sure that all of the laws in the country are fair.
What is the United States Supreme Court?
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The President has the power to do this if they disagree with a law passed by the legislative branch.
What is veto?
If you break a law, you may have to go to this type of court.
What is a trial court/court of law?
This is when you trade things you have for things you want. Sometimes it's money, sometimes it's something else.
What is exchange/trade?