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National Government
Branches of Government
State Government
Local Government
Types of Government
100
Names of the three branches of government.
What is Legislative, Judicial, and Executive?
100
These are the 3 branches of the National Government.
What is the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branch?
100
This money is paid by citizens to go to state government.
What is taxes?
100
Money that goes to pay the local government for services.
What are taxes?
100
This is the right that every citizen has in a democracy.
What is the right to vote?
200
Where are national government capital is located.
What is Washington D.C.?
200
This branch's job is to interpret laws and decide if laws follow the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
200

This is where our state capital is located.

What is Harrisburg?

200

This is the location of our local government.

What is Lancaster, PA

200

This is the type of democracy that the United States has?

What is democracy?

300
These two "houses" make up Congress or the Legislative branch.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?
300
This person is the head of the Executive branch.
What is the President?
300

His name is Josh Shapiro

Who is the governor of Pennsylvania

300
This is the person who is in charge of the community and helps run the local government.
What is the mayor?
300

This is the name for the people who vote in a country

What are citizens?

400
This is the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
400
This is the main job of the Legislative branch.
What is makes laws?
400
This is the person who is in charge of the State Government.
What is Governor?
400
This group of people are in charge of making and voting on local laws.
What is City Council?
400

Do all countries have a democracy?

No

500

The founding fathers did not want anyone person or group of people having all of the power. This is why we have three branches of government and checks and balances on those branches. This is a separation of ___________________.

What is separation of powers?

500
This is what the President can do if he feels does not believe a law is fair and does not want to sign it.
What is a veto?
500

These are the 3 basic services that the state government provides to citizens.

What is building state roads, state parks, state emergencies?

500

These are the 4 basic services that local governments provide its citizens.

What is libraries, police, firefighters, and schools?

500

True or false? All people have always had the right to vote in the USA.

False