Young Citizens Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary (Ertle)

a government in which the people choose their leaders

• election

• democracy

• legislative

• executive

the process of choosing someone or deciding something by voting

• election

• democracy

• volunteer

• executive

describes the branch of government that makes the LAWS

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

• volunteer

describes the branch of government that carries out the laws

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• democracy

describes the branch of government that has to do with courts and JUDGES

• democracy

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

a person who offers to do a job to help others without pay

• volunteer

• democracy

• election

• judicial

In Kearny, the people who make the laws and solve problems are called

• mayor

• town council

• local courts

In Kearny, the people who decide what happens when you break a law are called

• mayor

• town council

• local courts

In Kearny the person who enforces the laws by hiring police and firemen is called

• mayor

• town council

• local courts