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government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| council | group of officials who make laws at the local level of government |
| election | the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them |
| taxes | money citizens pay the government. These als0 pay for services |
| government | an organization that makes laws and keeps order |
| representative democracy | the citizens decide what the government will do |
| voting | how citizens elect representatives |
| capitol | the building where leaders meet to make laws |
| a function of the local government | provides services |
| a function of the local government | leads a city, town or country |
| What helps run a city government? | A city council |
| What are most counties in Georgia led by? | Board of Commissioners |
| What are the three braches of government | Legislative, Judicial, Executive |
| City Council or County Commissioner | Legislative branch Makes rules or laws |
| Mayor | Executive Branch, Leads the group who works with the council to make decisions. Leader of a communities government |
| Courts | Judicial Branch, settles disagreements and decides whether or not laws have been broken |
| Who is the leader of our state government? | governor |
| Examples of services the state government provides: | schools, builds roads, protects land, sets laws to keep people safe |
| General Assembly | Legislative Branch, makes laws for the state, rewrites old laws, two parts: Senate and House of Representatives |
| Governor | Executive Branch, head of the executive branch, leader of our state government, main job is to carry out our state laws |
| State Supreme Court | Judicial Branch, decide whether state laws have been broken, make sure laws follow the constitution |
| Constitution | Our country's written plan for government |
| democracy | a government that is ruled by the people. |
| separation of power | one of the seven principles in the constitution. It states that the three branches of government have different jobs to do. Keeps one branch from having too much power |
| checks and balances | a system used to balance the power of the government by putting limits on each branch |
| congress | legislative branch, made up of the senate and the house of representatives |
| How many senators does each state get? | 2 (100 senators for the whole US) |
| How many representatives are in the house of representative? | 435; this number is determined by each states population |
| President | Executive Branch; also includes the vice president and the Cabinet |
| Who is the leader of the Executive branch? | The President |
| Who has the power to veto or deny bills? | The President |
| How does the Executive branch limit the power of the judicial branch? | By appointing members to the Supreme court |
| Supreme Court | Judicial Branch; 9 justices (judges) that serve for life |
| What branch of government decides if laws obey the constitution? | Judicial Branch |
| How does the judicial branch limit the power of the legislative branch? | It decides if laws obey the constitution. |
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