1. National Government Vocabulary

2. Veto: To not allow or approve a law
Veto: To not allow or approve a law. The president may veto a bill sent to him by Congress.
Does you mom or dad ever veto something you want to do?

3. Bill
: an idea that might get turned into a law
I’m Just a Bill

4. Checks and Balances A system that was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.
Three Ring Circus

5. Executive Branch: The job of the executive branch is to carry out the laws of a country. The president heads up this branch. The president can pass or veto a bill.
The Executive Branch

6. Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch of the United States government. The justices who make up the Supreme Court are responsible for explaining and interpreting the Constitution.

7. Legislative Branch: The Legislative Branch is also called the Congress
Legislative Branch: The Legislative Branch is also called the Congress. There are two parts that make up Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. They write and votes on laws.

8. Senate: part of Congress
Senate: part of Congress. Each state elects two Senators to represent their state. They serve 6 years each.
The Senate
The Senate has 100 members. Each state has two Senators.
Senators are elected every 6 years. To become a Senator a person must be at least 30 years old, have been a US citizen for at least 9 years, and must live in the state they represent.

9. House of Representatives: part of Congress
House of Representatives: part of Congress. States with large populations have more representatives than small states. Each representative serves for 2 years and represents a certain area of their state.
Congress has two parts: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Each state has two U.S. Senators and at least one U.S. Representative; the more residents a state has, the more U.S. Representatives it is allowed. There are 100 U.S. Senators and 435 U.S. Representatives.