Execute (carrying out laws)

Coming up with a spending plan for the country

Make treaties (agreements) with other countries

Interpreting the meaning of laws

Applying laws to individual cases

Deciding if laws violate the Constitution

The process to become U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States

The process in which a Bill becomes a law

While each branch of government has its own responsibilities, the U.S. The Constitution uses a system of "checks and balances" to keep any one branch from having too much control

Division of Power Between The State Governments and National Government

The _________ government makes policies and implements laws on a national level while State governments do the same for their region of the country. Federal Government and State governments fhare power in countless ways, a local government must be granted power by the State

______ government is responsible for a range of vital services for people and businesses in defined areas. Among them are well known functions such as social care, schools, housing and planning and waste collection, but also lesser known ones such as licensing, business support, registrar services and pest control.

Earth's northern half is called the __________

Earth's southern half is called the _________

Earth's western half is called the __________

Earth's eastern half is called the _______

The center or middle of Earth's surface is marked by a line called the _______. The ________ is located at 0 degrees latitude.

The _________ is the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

Region surrounding a city

Locations outside of the city

Examples of these are Farming, villages, animals, quiet, space (land)

Examples of these are cities, busy, crowded, buildings, no land

Houses, Neighborhoods, Families, Outside the city, Small population

The Constitution became the law of the nation when it was ratified, or officially approved, by the states in ____

The Constitution divides the power of the federal government between the ______, ______, and _______ branches.

In the United States there are three levels of government, ______, ______, and ______

An amendment is official _________.

State governments also have their own _______________

The legislative branch is called _______. It is made up of two bodies, the Senate and the House of Representative.

a _____ court has _ members, who are chosen by the president