4C S.S. Wk 17 vocabulary Quiz 5/12

________ is when each branch of the U.S. government has the power to check on the other two.

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

________ means working to create laws and rules that benefit everyone.

• common good

• personal gain

• private interest

• individual rights

• exclusive benefit

________ leads our country with a system of checks and balances and shares its power with state governments.

• federal government

• state government

• local government

• judicial branch

________ leads our towns, cities, and counties.

• local government

• federal government

• state legislature

• school board

________ is a written request to a government official signed by many citizens.

• petition

• memo

• invoice

• report

________ is a group of people who share the same basic views about government.

• political party

• interest group

• city council

• jury

________ controls laws within each state.

• state government

• federal government

• city council

• supreme court