America: The basics Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| The benefits of government to which every citizen is entitled. | rights |
| Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries and written by Thomas Jefferson; it declared the United States as a free state. | Declaration of Independence |
| That document that: - Promises us the good stuff we get 'cuz we're free - Tells us how our government works - THE BILL OF RIGHTS | Constitution |
| A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. | Representative Democracy |
| Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judicial interpreting the law | Separation of Power |
| A system that ensures no one branch of government gets too powerful | Checks and Balances |
| Makes (Legalizes) laws | Legislative Branch |
| Interprets (Judges) laws | Judicial Branch |
| Enforces (Executes) laws | Executive Branch |
| The highest judicial court in the USA | Supreme Court |
| The national legislative body of the US; legalizes stuff. Made up of Senate & House of Representatives | Congress |
| 100 members, 2 members for each state. Members are elected every 6 years. The Vice President is the head of this body. Part of the legislative branch. | Senate |
| The lower legislative house of the US Congress. 435 members. | House of Representatives |
| A change to the Constitution. | Amendment |
| Tells us the good stuff we get because we're free; first ten amendments to the Constitution. | Bill of Rights |
| The leader of the majority party (republicans/democrats) who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives. Part of the Legislative Branch | Speaker of the House |
| The chief spokesperson of the majority party (republicans/democrats) in the Senate, who directs the legislative program and party strategy. | Senate Majority Leader |
| Head of the Executive branch | President |
| Head of the Judicial branch at the NATIONAL level. | Chief Justice |
| To accuse government officials of misconduct in office. | Impeach |
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