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National Government
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Americans are all? | Equal |
| A country where we elect (vote for) our leaders. | Republic |
| Refers to the center of government (the place) for a nation or state. | Capital |
| Refers to the building where the legislative meetings are held. | Capitol |
| Our national capital is called? | Washington, D.C. |
| A written idea for a law that has not been approved is called a? | Bill |
| Each state can elect 2 people called? | Senators |
| Each state is allowed to elect representatives based upon its? | population size |
| There are a total of_____ people elected as representatives. | 435 |
| Are leaders of a specific cabinet agency, or department. | Cabinet Members |
| branch of government is led by the president. | Executive |
| branch of government deals with our court system. | Judicial |
| The highest court in our nation is the | supreme court |
| In the supreme court, there are___ judges appointed for life (or as long as they like). | 9 |
| Pennsylvania can elect__ members to the House of Representatives. | 18 |