Social Studies-CH 8

the right given to leaders to give orders, make decisions, and take action for a community

• government

• authority

• executive

• supreme

chosen

• judicial

• supreme

• appointed

• recreation

government building in a capital city where lawmakers meet

• capitol

• mayor

• council

• congress

the work that the government does for everyone in its area

• government services

• recreation

• court

• congress

a group of people chosen to make laws

• executive

• legistlative

• mayor

• council

legislative branch of the national government

• congress

• representative

• executive

• mayor

a person chosen by a group of people to act or speak for them

• congress

• representative

• council

• governor

branch of government that makes the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

branch of government that sees that laws are obeyed

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

branch of government that decides whether laws are fair or are based on the Constitution

• legislative

• executive

• judicial