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Local Government
State Government
National Government
Vocabulary
Past and Future
100
It makes laws and provides service you use everyday
What does local government do?
100
What is the building called where leaders meet to make laws?
What is the capitol.
100
What document describes the role of each 3 branches of our nation's government?
The Constitution
100
What is the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them?
Election
100
What is voting, a right or responsibility?
Both
200
Who pays taxes to the local government? Name 2
Community citizens and community businesses.
200
Each state have its' own constitution. T/F
True
200
What branch approves or rejects laws made by Congress?
The executive branch
200
Tax
What is a fee citizens and others pay to the government?
200
In the Declaration of Independence what are the famous rights we have as Americans? that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of LIFE, & LIBERTY, & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; ...
that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of LIFE, & LIBERTY, & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; ...
300
What are some of the local services paid for by taxes? Name 3
Library, schools, and safety.
300
What are the three branches of STATE Government?
Lawmakers, Governor, judges
300
What branch decides what the laws mean?
Judicial
300
Point of view
What is the way a person thinks about an issue?
300
Income
What is the money people earn for work?
400
Many cities have a mayor as the leader, what 2 additional types of leadership are possible?
What is council and city manager.
400
Who decides how the state will spend the tax money? The governor.
The governor.
400
What branch contains the Congress, which is both the House of Representatives and Senate? The legislature
The legislature
400
What does the word Tallahasse mean in the Creek language?
"Old Town"
400
What is the thing that people must give up in order to do what they most want?
Opportunity cost
500
What is an area of the state that includes several communities?
What is a county
500
What is the capital of Montana?
Helena.
500
What is a symbol of the United States of America?
Bald eagle or American flag
500
Monument
What is a building or statue that helps people remember a person or event?
500
The study of land
What is "geography"