Government Terms
Constituent
What is being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect?
Vice President
Who is Mike Pence?
This level of government has been known to enact curfews on minors.
What is local government?
The constitution created these three branches.
What are the legislative (Article 1), the executive (Article 2), judiciary (Article 3)?
The head of the executive branch.
Who is the President of the United States or Donald Trump?
Cabinet
What is a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government?
Your 2 Missouri Senators
Who are Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt?
Oversees the student loan program.
What is the Federal Government?
The 26th Amendment guarantees you the right to vote at this age.
What is 18 years old?
FLOTUS is another name for this position.
Who is the First Lady of the United States?
Caucus
1. What is a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention?
OR
2. What is a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction?
The Governor of Missouri
Who is Mike Parson?
Inspects and certifies your food.
What is the Federal Government?
The first 10 amendments to the constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This branch has constitutional review.
What is the Supreme Court of the United States?
Suffrage
What is the right to vote in political elections?
Your Missouri House of Representatives Member.
Depending on your school district....
1. Who is Sam Graves (MO-6)?
2. Who is Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5)?
3. Who is Vicky Hartzler (MO-4)?
This level of government sets the speed limit for most highways.
What is the state government?
Name three rights the 1st Amendment guarantees you.
What are religion, press, assembly, petition, speech?
This body has the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
The type of government of the United States
What is a Republic?
The President of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President or Mike Pence?
Sets funding formula for your school district.
What is the state government?
There are this many amendments to the constitution.
What is 27?
This chamber confirms appointments.
What is the Senate?