Studies Weekly Week 11

When creating a new government, the Americans did not want one person to have too much _________ like the king.

• perfume

• power

• provoking

They created a system that had ___________.

• checks and balances

• pros and cons

• pluses and minuses

The system has three separate __________ to distribute the government's responsibilities fairly.

• accounts

• branches

• pieces

Match each of the branches of government with the leaders of each.

The EXECUTIVE branch.

• Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate

• president

• supreme court and federal court system

Match each of the branches of government with the leaders of each.

The LEGISLATIVE branch.

• Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate

• president

• supreme court and federal court system

Match each of the branches of government with the leaders of each.

The JUDICIAL branch.

• Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate

• president

• supreme court and federal court system

Match the vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

Federalists

• people who hoped for a strong federal government

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Match the vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

Bill of Rights

• people who hoped for a strong federal government

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

We were introduced to the word veto this week. What does it mean?

• introduce

• correct

• cancel

• write

The person in the picture has a job as a judge in one of the three branches of our government. Which one?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Oak branch