| A | B |
|---|
| election | the way voters choose people to serve in government |
| democracy | a system in which the people held the power of government. Also the United Stated Government. |
| citizen | someone who is born in a country or who promises to be loyal to the country |
| legislative branch | branch of government that makes the nations laws (house and senate) |
| executive branch | carries out or executes the nation's laws (President) |
| judicial branch | decides questions about the nations laws (Supreme Court) |
| Person in charge of executive branch | President |
| leaders of legislative | House and Senate |
| leader of judicial | Supreme Court |
| President term or years of service | 4 years |
| Why branches of government | prevents any one branch from getting too powerful |
| Purpose of United States government | protect peoples rights and serve the common good |
| Type of government for United states | Representative Democracy |
| Presidents from Ohio | James Garfield, William Taft, Ulysses Grant |
