Government & Legal System Flashcards
Elect
To choose by voting.
Executive
The branch of government that sees that the laws are obeyed.
Government services
Work that is done by the government for everyone in a city or town.
Governor
The elected leader of a state’s government.
Judge
A person from the community who is chosen to work as a leader in the courts.
Judicial
The branch of government that decides whether laws have been fair.
Law
Rules what a community makes.
Legislative
The branch of government that makes laws.
Majority rule
When more than half the people vote for the same thing or person, they get what they want.
Mayor
A leader of a community government.
Minority rights
A smaller group that did not vote for the same thing or did not choose the same person still get to keep their rights.
Amendment
Changes to the Constitution.
Appoint
To choose a person to do a job.
Bar graph
A kind of graph that uses bars to show amounts and numbers of things.
Bill of Rights
10 Amendments list the freedoms and responsibilities that the people of the United States will always have.
Capitol
Government building in a capital city.
Citizen
A person who lives in and belongs to a community.
Congress
The legislative branch of the national government.
Consequence
Something that happens because what a person does.
Cooperate
To work together.
Council
A group of people chosen to make laws.
County
Part of a state.
County seat
A city or town where the main government offices of the county are located.
Court
A place where a jury decides if a person has broken the law.
President
The title given to the leader of the United States of America.
Public works
A department of a community government that provides services to meet day-to-day needs.
Recreation
An activity, hobby, or sport done for enjoyment after working.
Representative
A person chosen by a group of people to act or speak for them.
Rights
Freedoms
Supreme Court
The judicial branch of the national government and the most important court of the United States.
Tax
The money that citizens pay to run the government and provide services.
True or False Communities have laws to keep people safe
True
True or False All laws are made by the national government
False
True or False A judge makes laws for a community
False
True or False A mayor runs a state
False
True or False A constitution is a plan for government
True
True or False The Bill of Rights lists the rights of Americans
True
True or False Good citizens take part in government by voting
True
True or False Only judges can run for election
False
True or False A jury decides if a person has broken a law
True
True or False Everyone who works for the state is a volunteer
True
