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History- chapter 4
Vocabulary
Question: When a president rejects a bill, he does this...
Answer: Veto
Question: Another word for freedom is...
Answer: Liberty
Question: BONUS!
A government run by its citizens is called...
Answer: democracy
Question: A group that makes laws at the local level
Answer: Council
Question: The branch of government that is made up of the courts
Answer: Judicial Branch
Local Government
Question: BONUS!
Who is the head of the executive branch at the local level?
Answer: Mayor
Question: What is the group of people called who makes laws for a city?
Answer: Council
Question: What kinds of things does the government provide for cities?
Answer: Buses, parks, roads, garbage, etc.
Question: What is the name of our Mayor?
Answer: Mr. Doyle
Question: How does a mayor get voted for?
Answer: The citizens vote for the mayor and the person with the most votes wins.
State Government
Question: What is the capital of California?
Answer: Sacramento
Question: BONUS!
Who is our Governor?
Answer: Jerry Brown
Question: Who is in charge of the executive branch at the state level?
Answer: Governor
Question: What branch of Government represents our state?
Answer: Legislate Branch
Question: BONUS QUESTION! What are the two groups of representatives called in the Legislative Branch?
Answer: Senate and House of Representatives
* Winner gets a treasure ticket!!!!
National Government
Question: Who is in charge of Executive Branch for the Nation?
Answer: The President
*Bonus: What is his name?
Question: Where does the President live? And where is it?
Answer: The White House & Washington, DC
Question: How is the president voted into office?
Answer: The citizens vote
Question: What is the name of the document written to give freedom to colonists from Great Britain?
Answer: the Declaration of Independence
Question: Why would a president veto a bill?
Answer: Because he did not agree with it?
Branches of Government
Question: How many branches of Government are there?
Answer: 3
Question: Name all three branches of government...
Answer: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Question: Who makes sure the laws passed by Congress follow the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: The Supreme Court Justices
Question: BONUS!
What service does the national government provide, that others do not...
Answer: printing paper money and making coins
Question: What is the name of the system that allows each branch of government to check the actions of other branches?
Answer: Checks & Balances