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All About America
Smallwood- Social Studies America Intro
Question | Answer |
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Things the Earth provides for us to use for daily life | Natural Resources |
able to replace or renew | renewable |
in limited supply, not able to be made again quickly or easily | nonrenewable |
anything that dirties the air, land, or water | pollution |
a person who comes to live in a new land from another country | immigrant |
type of government where people vote and elect representatives to make our laws | democratic republic |
age you have to be vote in the U.S. | 18 years old |
money paid to the government by people and used for all public buildings, schools, roads, etc. | taxes |
a document written that gave us basic freedoms and rights as U.S. citizens | Constitution |
our country's capital | Washington, D.C. |
group of people elected to represent each state based on population of state | House of Representatives |
group of people (2 per state) elected to help make and pass laws | Senate |
this branch of government carries out laws, meets with foreign leaders and heads country | Executive |
this branch of government makes laws and decides how money is spent | legislative |
this branch of government makes sure our laws don't take away our rights and freedoms | judicial |
who is the head of the Executive branch? | the President |
who is the head of the Legislative branch? | U.S. Congress |
Who is the Head of the judicial branch? | the Supreme Court |