A | B |
government service | work that the government does for the people in its area |
legislative | the branch of the government that makes the laws |
executive | the branch of the government that sees that the laws are obeyed |
judicial branch | judges whether laws are fair and based on the Constitution |
city council | a group of people who meet to make the laws for a city |
major | the leader of a town or city |
governor | leader of the state's executive branch |
capitol | building where state's lawmakers meet |
Supreme Court | the highest court in the land |
President | leader of our country; USA |
Congress | the legislative, law-making, branch of our country |
appointed | chosen to serve; Supreme Court judges are appointed for life |