Government Terms

What contains the most important laws that everyone in the country must follow?

• declaration of independence

• Constitution

• 10 amendments

• Law book

Changes to the Constitution are called

• Amendments

• Alterations

• Changes

• New Laws

What document contains the first 10 amendments

• The Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Our national government is divided into ___ branches?

• 50

• 2

• 3

• 5

The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and ____

• Congress

• Senate

• Executive Branch

• House of Leaders

Which is NOT one of the 3 branches of government?

• Legislative Branch

• Chief Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

List the levels of government from SMALLEST to LARGEST

• Local, state, national

• National, state, local

• City, national, state

• State, international, local

Who is the leader of a city or town?

• President

• Chief

• Mayor

• Senator

Who is the leader of a state?

• Governor

• Senator

• Mayor

• President

Are the state laws all the same?

• yes

• no