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SS Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 levels of government | Local, state and national |
Local government is | The government of the town you live in, the mayor is in charge |
State government is | The government set up by the people of the state, governor is in charge |
National government is | The government of the entire country, they meet in Washington DC, the president is in charge |
Why is the constitution important | It is a plan for governing our country, it describes how our government works |
What is the bill of rights | It contains the amendments which guarantees such freedoms as speech, religion and press |
What are the 3 branches of government | Legislative, executive and judicial |
What does the legislative branch do | It makes the laws, is made up of the house and senate and meets in the Capitol building |
What does the executive branch do | It enforces the laws, the president is the head and is in charge of the armed forces |
What does the judicial branch do | It interprets the laws, the 9 judges meet in the Supreme Court building and justices are appointed for life |