US Government

US Government

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The three branches of government are executive, legislative and

• judicial

• local

• state

• national

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The _________ is the leader of the national branch.

• governor

• President

• mayor

• congress

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The _____ is the leader of the local branch of government.

• president

• governor

• mayor

• congress

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The ________ is the leader of the state government.

• president

• governor

• mayor

• senate

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This branch of government is made up of congress ( House of Representatives and Senate. They create or change laws.

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

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This branch of government enforces laws to make sure they are followed.

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

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The ________ branch of government makes sure the laws are constitutional.

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

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Howard Burrell is Vernon's _____.

• President

• Mayor

• Governor

• Congress

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The local government is in charge of local parks and libraries, police and fire department and_________________.

• trash and water services

• printing money

• leading the military

• funding hospitals and colleges

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One of the things that the state level of government is in charge of ____________.

• police and fire departments

• driver's licenses

• creating peace with other countries

• printing money

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Phil Murphy is New Jersey's ________.

• president

• mayor

• governor

• congress

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Joe Biden is the ________.

• mayor

• president

• governor

• justice

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Which US symbol is located in Washington D.C., is the location where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech", and has a statue of Abraham Lincoln inside?

• Washington Monument

• Mount Rushmore

• Capitol

• Lincoln Memorial

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The Washington Monument

• is located in Washington DC and is 555 feet tall.

• is a statue of George Washington

• is a painting of George Washington

• is located in New York city and was a gift from France

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The bald eagle

• is bald

• was on the brink of extinction before laws were created to protect it.

• was chosen to be a symbol for its colors.

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The American Flag originally had

• 13 stars and stripes

• a picture of a bald eagle

• a picture of George Washington

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The _________________________ was a gift from France.

• The Lincoln Memorial

• Flag

• Statue of Liberty

• Mount Rushmore

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The Statue of Liberty is made of ________ and turned green due to oxidation.

• nickel

• sandstone

• copper

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This national symbol is located in South Dakota and has four presidents faces on it.

• Statue of Libery

• Mount Rushmore

• Lincoln Memorial

• Washington Monument

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The four presidents that are on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ___________?

• Ulysses Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Lewis and Clark

• John Adams

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The person who wrote the Star Spangled banner was

• Betsy Ross

• Francis Key Scott

• George Washington

• Lady Gaga

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This building is where the meets to discuss laws, is located in Washington D.C. and is where the presidential inauguration takes place.

• The White House

• The Statute of Liberty

• Supreme Court

• U.S. Capitol Building