Government

Government

Why do we need a government?

• Laws

• Services

Laws

• Laws are rules that are created to help keep us safe

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Services

• Services are provided to us from the government like police, mail carriers, libraries, etc

Multiple Choice

The government creates laws to help keep us safe.

• True

• False

The United States is a constitutional republic

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The Americans needed a plan to bring the country together

• As a result, they wrote the U.S. Constitution

Multiple Choice

The __________ was a plan for government that would bring the country together.

• United States Constitution

• Deceleration of Independence

• Texas Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Three Branches of Government

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Legislative Branch

• Also called congress

• Make laws

• Collect taces

• Write bills that get sent to the president

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Located in the Capitol Building

Executive Branch

• Signs and vetoes laws

• Directs national defense

• Works with leaders of other countries to discuss and help solve problems

• President, vice president, and cabinet

• Located in the White House

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Judicial Branch

• Made up of judges and courts

• Lead by supreme court and 9 justices

• Makes sure laws are fair

• Decisions made by supreme court are final

• Highest court in the nation

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government makes laws?

• Executive

• Supreme Court

• Judicial

• Legislative

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government decides if laws are fair?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judaical

• Congress

Multiple Choice

Who is the head of the executive branch at the state level of government?

• Mayor

• Governor

• President

• Justice

The Legislative branch is also called congress

• Congress meet in the Capitol Building

Congress has two parts:

• Senate and House of Representatives

• The size of the House of Representatives is determined by population of each state

Multiple Choice

Which national leaders meet in the United States Capitol?

• The Cabinet

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• Governors and Mayors

Multiple Choice

Which part of Congress has its size determined by the population of each state?

• the Cabinet

• House of Representatives

• the Senate

• the Supreme Court

3 Levels of Government:

• Local

• State

• National

Local Government

• Cities and towns

• Mayor

• Police and fire department, local parks, schools, libraries, takes care of roads, puts up signs, collects taxes, etc

State Government

• Each state has a government that runs it

• Lead by Governor

• Decides rules for voting, state parks, collects taxes, etc

National Government

• President, members of congress, and Supreme Court are all leaders of National Government

• The national government provides services that local and state government do not like: printing money and making coins and running the United States Post Office

• Whole United States

Multiple Choice

3 The national government is made up of the president, members of Congress, and—

• the mayors

• the governors

• the council

• the Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

What is a service that the national government provides but other levels of government do not?

• Collecting taxes

• Printing paper money and making coin

• Clearing snow from the roads

• Setting up fire departments

Multiple Choice

Which level of government serves a city or town?

• National

• Executive

• State

• Local

Multiple Choice

What is a service that a local government can provide?

• Building and fixing roads

• Providing and maintaining a military

• Running the United States Postal Service

• Printing paper money and making coins