Government (Chase)

federal

• rights

• national

• state

rights

• freedoms

• laws

• rules

constitution

• a person chosen to act or speak for others

• a list of all the possible choices for an election

• a wtitten set of laws that describes how a government is to work

congress

• the legislative branch of the national government; a group of people who decide on new laws for the nation; divided into the Senate and House of Representatives

• the highest, or most important, court in the United States

• someone whose courage sets and example for others

representative

• those who did NOT vote for the winner still keep their rights

• a person chosen to act or speak for others

• someone whose courage sets an example for others

Supreme Court

• the Legislative Branch; a group of people who decide on new laws for the nation

• a person chosen to act or speak for others

• the highest, or most important, court in the United States; made up of 9 judges (called justices) who determine if the laws have been used fairly

rights

• freedoms

• national

• a belief in gods or a set of gods

Bill of Rights

• names many of the rights and freedoms that belong to all Americans

• stands for the ideas citizens of a country believe in

• a belief in gods or a set of gods

religion

• names many of the rights and freedoms that belong to all Americans

• a list of all the possible choices in an election

• a belief in gods or a set of gods

ballot

• someone whose courage sets an example for others

• a list of all the possible choices in an election

• a belief in gods or a set of gods