Government of Michigan Vocabulary- Lesson 4

This democratic value means working together to benefit all people. It is one of the goals of government.

• Justice

• Common good

• Truth

• Equal treatment under the law

When the House of Representatives and the Senate work to pass a law, it should be one that supports _________________, or fairness.

• Justice

• Common good

• Truth

• Equal treatment under the law

Government is ________________________________.

• giving your opinion about a public issue and a reason for your opinion.

• a president who runs the country by himself or herself.

• a system of laws and leaders that should help keep people safe and project their rights.

• finding an answer to a problem or reaching a decision.

In a republic, people ________________________. This is a type of representative government.

• vote on every law.

• have no power.

• choose leaders to make laws and decisions for them.

• all of the above.

The two parts of Michigan’s state government that make laws are called the...

• House of Representatives and Senate.

• Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• Resolution and democracy.

• Senator and Commissioner.