3rd Grade Government
Vocabulary
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Vocabulary in
Grade
Government Unit
House of Representatives
Mayor
City Council
Senate
Constitution
Laws
Government
Congress
Supreme Court
Governor
General Assembly
President
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
What do we call the group of people
who rule a country, state or city?
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Government
Who is the person in charge of a
country’s government?
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President
What do we call the written document
that outlines all of the rules of the USA?
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Constitution
What do we call the government body of the
U.S. that makes laws and is made up of the
House of Representatives and the Senate?
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Congress
What do we call the part of the U.S. Congress that
is made up of elected people from each state and
is based upon how many people live in the state?
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House of Representatives
What do we call the part of the U.S.
Congress that is made up of two elected
people from each state?
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Senate
What do we call the highest and
most powerful court in the U.S.A.?
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Supreme Court
What do we call the person in
charge of a state’s government?
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Governor
What do we call the people elected to help
make laws for the state of Georgia?
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General Assembly
What do we call the person elected to be in
charge of a city’s government?
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Mayor
What do we call the group of people in
charge of running a local government?
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City Council
What do we call the rules of a
place?
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Laws
What do we call the branch of government that
makes the laws and is made up of senators and
representatives?
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Legislative Branch
What do we call the branch of government that
interprets the laws and is made up of judges?
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Judicial Branch
What do we call the branch of government that
enforces the laws and has the power to veto laws?
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Executive Branch