Branches of Government Vocabulary

having to do with an entire nation.

• branches

• national

• republic

the branch of government that manages the business of the country and makes sure that laws are carried out.

• legislative

• judicial

• executive

a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives.

• democracy

• congress

• president

the group of people that has this power and authority.

• population

• government

• courts

elected to lead a group or organization.

• branches

• population

• president

a person who speaks or acts for a group or community.

• representative

• senator

• congress

a nation in which those who make the laws and run the government are elected by the people.

• branches

• republic

• judicial

a part or division of the main part of something.

• congress

• branches

• courts

having to do with judges, law courts, or their activities.

• judicial

• congress

• legislative

having to do with the branch of government that has the power to pass laws.

• executive

• judicial

• legislative