Government Vocabulary

Which branch is responsible for making laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Which branch is responsible for understanding the law and making sure they are fair?

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

Which branch is in charge of making sure laws are followed and helps keep everyone safe?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

Which leader is responsible for making sure the state's laws are being followed?

• president

• governor

• mayor

Which branch of the government includes the Supreme Court, the highest court in the U.S.?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

The Legislative Branch, also knows as Congress, is divided into which two parts?

• president and vice president

• judge and jury

• House of Representatives and Senate

What do we call a group of people in court who decide if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime?

• officials

• jury

• Supreme Court

• judge

Which leaders of our state and national government work in a capital building?

• House of Representatives and Senate

• judge and jury

• governor and president

The President of the United States is the leader of which branch of government?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

Which local government leader is the head of a city or town?

• governor

• mayor

• president