Unit 2 lessons 6-8

State and Federal governments get most of the money they use to hire workers and provide services from________.

• products they make

• products they sell

• taxes paid by the people

• taxes paid by other governments

A city government is responsible for_______.

• educational standards

• the driving age

• the location of a factory

• preserving national forests

The system of sharing power is called________.

• checks and balances

• state assembly

• municipal government

• branches of government

The government of a city or town is called a _________government.

• constitution

• veto

• municipal

• executive branch

The ______decides whether someone has broken the law.

• constitution

• judicial branch

• municipal

• legislative branch

The plan of a government and the laws of that government are part of a________.

• constitution

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• veto

The_______decides to sign a bill that will be a law.

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• veto

A bill that has not been signed is a _______.

• veto

• constitution

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

The_______makes or writes the laws.

• constitution

• veto

• legislative branch

• executive branch

In a democracy, the people_______.

• elect government representatives

• do not have to pay taxes

• are required by law to vote

• cannot run for public office