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Map Skills
$100 Question from Legislative Branch
How do Congress members get their job?
$100 Answer from Legislative Branch
They are elected (voted on) by each state
$200 Question from Legislative Branch
Washington, D.C. is the _______ of the United States.
$200 Answer from Legislative Branch
Capital
$300 Question from Legislative Branch
This is a group of citizens chosen to make decisions in a community
$300 Answer from Legislative Branch
council
$400 Question from Legislative Branch
What is the difference between a congress member and a
town council member?
$400 Answer from Legislative Branch
Congress: makes decisions for the whole country (or state)
Town council: makes decisions for the town
$500 Question from Legislative Branch
What is the main job of the legislative branch?
$500 Answer from Legislative Branch
To make laws
$100 Question from Executive Branch
How does the president become elected?
$100 Answer from Executive Branch
elected by whole country
$200 Question from Executive Branch
A person in a community is a ______.
$200 Answer from Executive Branch
citizen
$300 Question from Executive Branch
The leader of a town or city is called the ____.
$300 Answer from Executive Branch
mayor
$400 Question from Executive Branch
What is the difference between a governor and a president?
$400 Answer from Executive Branch
President: leads the countryGovernor: leads a state
$500 Question from Executive Branch
What is the main job of the executive branch?
$500 Answer from Executive Branch
To make sure the laws are obeyed
$100 Question from Judicial Branch
How do Supreme Court Justices get their jobs?
$100 Answer from Judicial Branch
Selected by the president, approved by congress
$200 Question from Judicial Branch
The person in charge of a court
$200 Answer from Judicial Branch
A judge
$300 Question from Judicial Branch
What is the difference between a Supreme Court Justice and a judge?
$300 Answer from Judicial Branch
Supreme Court: makes decisions for whole country,
Judges make decisions for their courtroom
$400 Question from Judicial Branch
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
$400 Answer from Judicial Branch
9 (odd number)
$500 Question from Judicial Branch
What is the main job of the judicial branch?
$500 Answer from Judicial Branch
To make sure laws are fair
$100 Question from Map Skills
What does a map key do?
$100 Answer from Map Skills
Symbols help you understand what a map shows
$200 Question from Map Skills
What does a compass do?
$200 Answer from Map Skills
Shows which direction is North, East, South, West
$300 Question from Map Skills
If you are looking at a map with this key, whatSymbol would help you find the capital?
$300 Answer from Map Skills
The star with a circle around it
$400 Question from Map Skills
What is the capital of Texas?
$400 Answer from Map Skills
Austin
$500 Question from Map SkillsWhich states border Wyoming?
$500 Answer from Map Skills
Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho
$100 Question from Vocabulary
Stopping at a red light is an example of a ______.
$100 Answer from Vocabulary
A law
$200 Question from Vocabulary
Getting a speeding ticket is an example of a _____.
$200 Answer from Vocabulary
consequence
$300 Question from Vocabulary
Citizens _____ to elect new leaders. They use a _____to show their
choice.
$300 Answer from Vocabulary
Citizens vote to elect new leaders. They use a ballot to
show their choice.
$400 Question from Vocabulary
Citizens pay ___ to take care of government services, such as school, roads, fire, and police
$400 Answer from Vocabulary
taxes
$500 Question from Vocabulary
This is the written set of rules for the government to follow
$500 Answer from Vocabulary
The Constitution
Final Jeopardy
Why is it important to have 3 branches of government?
Final Jeopardy Answer
To make sure each branch is equally powerful