Governing the people

a person who belongs to a community 

• president
• citizen
• judge

a person in charge of a court

• president
• citizen
• judge

the leader of a state

• mayor
• governer
• president

the leader of our country

• governer
• mayor
• president

a choice that gets counted 

• vote
• citizen
• ballot

the branch of government that makes the laws for our country

• constitution
• congress
• judicial

a written set of rules that the government must follow 

• constitution
• congress
• declaration of independence

Americans have freedoms, or

• rights
• rules
• responsibilities

 A rule that citizens must follow is a

• responsibility
• right
• ballot

When people break a law, they face

• consequences
• taxes
• rights