| A | B |
|---|
| Supreme Court has how many judges? | 9 |
| What does the Supreme Court do? | study laws to see if they are fair or unfair |
| Our Governor's name is... | Governor Paterson |
| What does the governor do? | suggests laws that he thinks will be good for the state |
| State level lawmakers | Senators & Representatives |
| what do senators & representatives do? | write state laws |
| National level lawmakers | Congress |
| Congress has 2 parts, they are... | Senate & House of Representatives |
| What does Congress do? | writes new laws |
| Senate has how many members? | 100 |
| House of Representatives has how many members? | 435 |
| Our President's name is... | Barack Obama |
| public property | something that beloongs to all citizens |
| private property | something that belongs to one person or a small group of people |
| Our Nation's capital is... | Washington, DC |
| OUr state capital is... | Albany |
| Council | city and town lawmakers |
| 3 parts of government | President (leaders), Congress (lawmakers), & Supreme Court (judges) |
