1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 5 pt Branches of Government Vocabulary Governors Citizens
2 What are the three branches of government?
3 Legislative, Judicial, Executive
4 Who is the leader of the executive branch of state government?
5 Governor
6 What two groups are the leaders of the legislative branch of state government?
7 State Senate and House of Representatives
8 What job does the judicial branch do?
9 To judge and see if laws are being carried out fairly
10 What is the job of the legislative branch?
11 To make laws
12 What is the people and laws that run a place?
13 Government
14 A building in which government leaders meet
15 capitol
16 A written plan of government
17 Constitution
18 A government run by the people
19 Democracy
20 An official member of a country
21 citizen
22 What is the name of our governor?
23 Bobby Jindal
24 What governor was assassinated or killed in the state capitol?
25 Huey Long
26 Who was the first female governor of Louisiana?
27 Kathleen Blanco
28 Name a state issue that is important in Louisiana
29 Roads, erosion, traffic, pollution, etc.
30 Bonus: Name the two candidates in the 2008 Presidential Election
31 McCain and Obama
32 What is a responsibility you have at school?
33 Doing homework, following the rules, etc.
34 A rule made by the government that everyone must obey
35 Law
36 What age can a citizen vote?
37 18
38 Give an example of someone showing good citizenship
39 Voting in an election, etc.
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