Jeopardy Vocab Variety Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 The Three Levels The Three Branches Vocab Democracy Variety Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

The person elected as head of a state $100 Question The person elected as head of a state

$100 Answer Governor

A group of city officials who make rules or laws $200 Question A group of city officials who make rules or laws

$200 Answer City Council

The lawmaking body of state or national government. $300 Question The lawmaking body of state or national government.

The Legislative Branch $300 Answer The Legislative Branch

A government in which citizens choose their leaders $400 Question A government in which citizens choose their leaders

$400 Answer Democracy

The three branches have different powers and jobs to do $500 Question The three branches have different powers and jobs to do

$500 Answer Separation of Powers

Where did Democracy begin? $100 Question Where did Democracy begin?

$100 Answer Athens, Greece

$200 Question What is name of the government that citizens choose others to represent them?

Representative Democracy $200 Answer Representative Democracy

$300 Question What is the type of government in which citizens choose their leaders and govern themselves?

$300 Answer Direct Democracy

What type of democracy did the citizens of Athens, Greece have? $400 Question What type of democracy did the citizens of Athens, Greece have?

$400 Answer A direct democracy

What is the role of citizens in a representative democracy? $500 Question What is the role of citizens in a representative democracy?

Citizens choose their leaders to represent them $500 Answer Citizens choose their leaders to represent them

The mayor is a part of the local government $100 Question True or False The mayor is a part of the local government

$100 Answer True

What level of government is the General Assembly a part of? $200 Question What level of government is the General Assembly a part of?

$200 Answer State Government

Who leads the State Government? $300 Question Who leads the State Government?

$300 Answer The Governor

$400 Question True or False Each state has it’s own government because they all want to be different

$400 Answer False, they have their own government because each state has their own problems.

Which level of government does the Supreme Court fall under? $500 Question Which level of government does the Supreme Court fall under?

The National Government $500 Answer The National Government

This branch makes the nation’s laws $100 Question This branch makes the nation’s laws

The Legislative Branch $100 Answer The Legislative Branch

In this branch, laws are approved or rejected $200 Question In this branch, laws are approved or rejected

$200 Answer The Executive Branch

$300 Question Which branch of government interprets the laws and makes sure they obey the constitution?

$300 Answer The Judicial Branch

$400 Question How does each branch make sure that one is not more powerful than the other?

Through the Separation of Powers $400 Answer Through the Separation of Powers

Which branch of government is the president a part of? $500 Question Which branch of government is the president a part of?

$500 Answer The Executive Branch

The Constitution is a document that was put together by the Pilgrims $100 Question True or False The Constitution is a document that was put together by the Pilgrims

$100 Answer False, it is a document stating how our government should work

What are three services taxes pay for? $200 Question What are three services taxes pay for?

Ex: Police, firemen/women, military, schools, $200 Answer Ex: Police, firemen/women, military, schools, Libraries, parks, roads, and bridges

Washington, DC was chosen as $300 Question True or False Washington, DC was chosen as our nation’s capital because it was in the middle of the thirteen colonies

$300 Answer True

Olympic games represent_________________ and competition. $400 Question Olympic games represent_________________ and competition.

$400 Answer Spirit

Locate Athens, Greece on a map $500 Question Locate Athens, Greece on a map

$500 Answer See map for answer

What are the three branches of government and their duties? Final Jeopardy What are the three branches of government and their duties?

Final Jeopardy Answer The Executive Branch- Carries out laws The Legislative Branch- Makes laws The Judicial Branch- Interprets Laws