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Democracy

Branches of Government

TermDefinition
Citizen An official member of the community
Democracy A government that chooses its own leader
Separation of Power Three branches of government that have different powers and different jobs to do
Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
Washington, D.C. Location of the United States' Capitol
Ancient Greece The United States modeled their government after this government from long ago.
President Leader of the country (United States)
Mayor Leader of a a city or town
Constitution The written plan for the United States' government
National, State, and Local The three levels of government are_______________.
National Branch _____________ is the highest level of government.
Judicial, Legislative, Executive The three branches of government
Judicial Branch The branch is run by judges in court.
Legislative Branch The branch that makes the laws
Executive Branch Approves and carries out the laws
Citizens Votes for elected officials to represent them.
18 The minimum age you can be to vote for our nation's, states, and local government officials and laws. (type the age number)
voting The process in which citizens of the United Stated choose officials to make laws and decisions for them.
Representative Democracy Democracy where citizens choose (by voting) other citizens to be leaders and represent them in the government.
Athens, Greece Ancient city where we got the ideas for our government.
The Parthenon Ancient building that some of our government buildings were designed to look like .
Federal Georgia's government resembles this government level with an executive, legislative, and judicial branch maintaining a balance of power.
Senate and House of Representatives The two groups that make up the legislative branch on the national level.
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