Laws 10-10-13

Question 1

Citizen

Answer 1

A person who is a member of a community, state or country

Question 2

government

Answer 2

a system that rules the people of a city, state, or nation

Question 3

representative democracy

Answer 3

a government in which citizens chose others to represent them

Question 4

governor

Answer 4

The leader of state

Question 5

council

Answer 5

a group of officials who make rules or laws

Question 6

election

Answer 6

The process by which citizens vote for people to represent them

Question 7

direct democracy

Answer 7

a government in which citizens meet to govern themselves

Question 8

mayor

Answer 8

the leader of a city’s government

Question 9

executive branch

Answer 9

the branch of government that carries out the laws

Question 10

law

Answer 10

a written rule that everyone must follow

Question 11

vote

Answer 11

to make an official choice

Question 12

separation of powers

Answer 12

limits the power that each branches has

Question 13

legislative branch

Answer 13

branch of government that make the law

Question 14

congress

Answer 14

the two parts of the legislative branch

Question 15

judge

Answer 15

a person who is in charge of a court

Question 16

judicial branch

Answer 16

the branch of government that decides what the laws mean and if they are fair