SS U1 L5 - Things to Know About the Local DC Government

True or False: Washington, DC is a state.

• True

• False

The head of the executive branch for the local DC government is the __________.

• mayor

• DC Council

• president

• judge

The mayor is responsible for _____.

• enforcing laws and approving or vetoing bills

• making laws

• deciding if laws are fair

• punishing people who don't follow the law

The DC Council is part of the __________.

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

The role of the DC Council is to __________.

• enforce the laws of the city

• define the laws of the city

• make laws and approve the city budget

The mayor and council members are elected for how many years?

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

The neighborhoods of Washington, DC are divided into _____ wards.

• 8

• 5

• 13

The Wards are divided into _____ Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.

• 10

• 20

• 37

What is the role of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC)?

• give suggestions to the government about how to improve neighborhoods

• give suggestions to the president about why DC should be a state

• make sure the laws in the city are followed

When the Council approves a bill they want to become a law, it is sent to the __________.

• Council

• judges

• mayor