Lesson 2

Government

• A system of leaders and laws for making decision for a community, state, or nation.

• Explains how our nation’s democracy works and what the government should do.

• People choose or elect their government leaders to govern them.

• A government that gets its power from the people.

Constitution

• A system of leaders and laws for making decision for a community, state, or nation.

• Explains how our nation’s democracy works and what the government should do.

• People choose or elect their government leaders to govern them.

• A government that gets its power from the people.

Democracy

• A system of leaders and laws for making decision for a community, state, or nation.

• Explains how our nation’s democracy works and what the government should do.

• People choose or elect their government leaders to govern them.

• A government that gets its power from the people.

Republic

• A system of leaders and laws for making decision for a community, state, or nation.

• Explains how our nation’s democracy works and what the government should do.

• People choose or elect their government leaders to govern them.

• A government that gets its power from the people.

Legislative Branch

• Makes our laws through Congress.

• Carries out the laws that Congress makes, with The President as its leader

• This is the Supreme Courts and other courts whose job it is to make sure our laws agree with the Constitution.

Executive Branch

• Makes our laws through Congress.

• Carries out the laws that Congress makes, with The President as its leader

• This is the Supreme Courts and other courts whose job it is to make sure our laws agree with the Constitution.

Judicial Branch

• Makes our laws through Congress.

• Carries out the laws that Congress makes, with The President as its leader

• This is the Supreme Courts and other courts whose job it is to make sure our laws agree with the Constitution.