Social Studies CUA#3

Each branch of government has a specific job function, as stated in the Constitution.

Which branch is responsible for making commands for the armed forces?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Each branch of government has a specific job function, as stated in the Constitution.

Which branch is responsible for declaring war?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Each branch of government has a specific job function, as stated in the Constitution.

Which branch is responsible for declaring laws unconstitutional?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

In the United States, we have a federal government that leads our country.

Who is the leader appointed to lead our country?

• President

• Mayor

• Governor

State governments control laws within each state. They also have elected officials.

The leader of the state is the______________________.

• President

• Governor

• Mayor

Local governments lead our towns, cities, and counties.

The people of cities and towns elect leaders called ______________________________.

• President

• Governor

• Mayor

The executive branch is responsible for _________________.

• interpreting the law

• enforcing the law

• making the law

The legislative branch is responsible for _____________________________.

• interpreting the law

• enforcing the law

• making the law

The judicial branch is responsible for __________________.

• interpreting the law

• enforcing the law

• making the law

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

The purpose of the United States Constitution is to-

• protect the government leaders

• protect the country from Great Britain

• protect the people's rights

• protect the country's borders