Federal Government

Lays out the plan for the federal government

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

Which of these does the federal government do?

• prints money, controls the army, taxes citizens

• makes state laws, prints money, controls the army

• has little power, pays taxes, prints money

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called

• Citizens' Rights

• Additions to the Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Which freedoms are protected in the Bill of Rights?

• press

• homework

• religion

• speech

How many branches make up the US government?

• 4

• 3

• 2

Name the three branches of the US government.

• executive, judicial, supreme court

• legislative, executive, judicial

• federal, local, state

The legislative branch__________________

• carries out the laws

• interprets the laws

• makes the laws

The executive branch ______________________

• carries out the laws

• makes the laws

• interprets the laws

The judicial branch ________________________

• carries out the laws

• makes the laws

• interprets the laws

Name the two chambers of Congress.

• senate and courts

• congress and house of representatives

• senate and house of representatives