SS 12 Government

What does our government do?

• makes inventions and machines

• makes up stories and maps

• makes things to sell

• makes rules and leads

Which one is not a brach of the government?

• executive

• monarch

• judicial

• legislative

Why are all three branches of government important?

• They make laws for other countries.

• They make laws that are not fair.

• They make rules for our classroom.

• They make fair laws for our country.

Who is the president?

• person who works for the leader of our country

• person who is the leader of our country

• person who knows the leader of our country

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

• the vice president

• Congress

• the president

• the cabinet

Which is not a job of the president?

• sign the laws

• chooses people for the cabinet

• meets important people

• writes the laws

What does the vice president do?

• stands in for the pesident

• breaks a tie for the Senate

• works in the executive branch

• all of the above

Which one is not true?

• A good leader is accountable.

• A good leader is not honest.

• A good leader shows respect.

• A good leader shows compassion.

What is a democracy?

• People have a king.

• People have no say in their government.

• People vote for leaders, who work for them.

• People follow what the queen says.

What does representative mean?

• We are not represented.

• We are responsible for our laws.

• We vote for leaders who look after the people.