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18 Cards in this Set
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What are the three branches of government?
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Legislative, Executive, Judicial
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Legislative Branch is made up of _____ & _____.
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House of representatives & Senate
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Executive Branch is made up of _____.
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Leaders
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Examples of leaders would be
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Mayor, governor, president
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Judicial Branch is made up of _____.
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Judges
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What is a county?
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A section of a state
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A group of people chosen to make decisions for the community.
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Council
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Our national government is called the _____ government.
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Federal
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The legislative branch of our national government is called ______.
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Congress
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Congress is made up of both _____ & _______.
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Senators & representatives
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How many senators does each state have?
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Two
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The number of representatives each state has depends on _____.
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the states population (how many people that live in the state)
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Who leads the executive branch of government?
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The president of the U.S
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Who is our current U.S. President?
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Barack Obama
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Who makes sure the laws are carried out?
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The president
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Who spoke out about laws that were unfair and fought for all Americans to be treated equally?
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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men and women that risk their lives to save others.
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community heroes
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examples of community heroes
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Policemen and firefighters
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