Government Vocabulary #1

the governing body of a nation, state, or community

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

money people pay in exchange for services

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

our country's written plan for government

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

where three branches of government share jobs and responsibilities

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public to make decisions

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

The United States has a ____________________, and we vote for officials to represent us in government.

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

Once the colonies won the Revolutionary War, they had to set up their own ______________ to govern the nation.

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

Our founding fathers wrote the United States ____________ to lay out our country's plan for government.

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

We pay ________ in our country to help pay for things such as police officers, roads, and firefighters.

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes

Our Constitution outlines a _______________ between the three branches so that no branch becomes too powerful.

• government

• Constitution

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

• taxes