1. Unit 4 Lessons 4 - 6

2. A member of the Senate senator

3. A leader of a city or town. mayor

4. To make safe. secure

5. The rights people have because they are citizens. civil rights

6. The top leader of a state. governor

7. The chance that something bad might happen. risk

8. The lawmaking group of the U.S. government. Congress

9. To reject a bill that is passed by a lawmaking group. veto

10. Related to government of the whole country or national government. federal

11. Congress House of RepresentativesSenate

12. Harriet Tubman Leader of the Underground Railroad. Born into slavery in 1820. Led about 300 slaves to freedom.

13. Checks and Balances Makes sure that no one branch has too much power. The President can veto a bill. If Congress gets enough votes, it can overturn the veto. Supreme Court judges can overturn a law if it is unconstitutional.

14. Who helped write the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

15. It was a document that freed slaves. President Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.

16. Branches of the Government

17. Judicial Branch Supreme Court The Supreme Court judges make sure that laws follow the U.S. Constitution.

18. Legislative Branch The legislative branch makes and changes laws. The Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress

19. Executive Branch The executive branch carries out the laws. The President leads this branch.