Branches of Gov Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Which branch makes laws? | legislative |
| Who is the leader of the executive branch of national government? | President |
| Which branch carries out laws? | executive |
| Who is the leader of the executive branch of state government? | Governor |
| Who leads the judicial branch of national government? | Supreme Court |
| Who is the leader of the legislative branch of local government? | City Council |
| Which branch decides what laws mean? | judicial |
| Who are the lawmakers in state government? | General Assembly |
| Who makes up the legislative branch at the national level? | Congress |
| What is the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them? | election |
| What document created and described the role of each branch of government? | Constitution |
| Which type of democracy does the USA have? | representative democracy |
| How does the judicial branch limit/check the power of the legislative branch? | decide if a law follows the Constitution |
| What is the system used to balance the power of government of putting limits on each branch so no branch becomes too powerful? | checks and balances |
| Which branch if made up of courts? | judicial |
| How does the government pay for services? | taxes |
| What is the Congress made up of? | House of Representatives & Senate |
| At each of the 3 levels of government there are ____ branches. | three |
| Most counties in GA are led by a _______________. | board of commissioners |
| What is the leader of a community's (local) government called? | mayor |
| Why is there separation of powers between branches? | to keep one branch from having too much power |
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