Social Studies, chapter 4

What are the three branches of government?

Name the person or persons who are responsible for running each branch.

• Judicial Branch

• Nine Justices

• Executive Branch

• House of Representatives and Senate / Congress

• Legislative Branch

• President, Vice President, Cabinet

Tell what each branch is responsible for doing.

• Judicial Branch

• Enforces the laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Makes sure the laws match the Constitution and are fair.

• Executive Branch

• Makes the laws

Name a building that would go with each branch.

• Legislative Branch

• The White House

• Judicial Branch

• Capitol building

• Executive Branch

• The Supreme Court Building

What are the three Levels of Government?

• Local government

• State government

• National government

• Judicial Government

• Executive Government

Who is the main person or people responsible for leading each level?

• President, Congress, Supreme Court

• National government

• Governor

• Local government

• Mayor

• State government

Name 2 reasons we need government.

1. — To make laws to keep order and protect people..

2. To provide services people can't provide for themselves.

• 1. — To make laws to keep order and protect people

• 1. To provide services people can't provide for themselves.

• To take money from the working people

• To help the homeless only

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Legislative Branch

,

(b) Executive Branch

,

(c) Judicial Branch

• House of Representatives and Senate/Congress
• The White House
• Capitol Building
• Makes sure the laws match the Constitution and are fair.
• Nine Justices
• The Supreme Court Building_
• Makes the laws
• President, Vice President, Cabinet
• Enforces the laws