Name_________________________________                        Date__________

Government Fact Sheet

1. List three or more rights and responsibilities of a citizen of the United States.

a._______________________________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________

d. ______________________________________________________________________

e. ______________________________________________________________________

2. Name and describe roles of the three branches of government.

Branch of Government____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

 Leader & Role______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

Branch of Government____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

Houses & Role__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

Branch of Government___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

Leading body & Role_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_ce, your idea maybe used in our culminating activity.sor y

3. Define Checks and Balances:_______________________________________

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Can you give an example of a check or balance?___________________________

How a Bill Becomes a Law!

4. Explain the steps a bill must go through to become a law.

            1. _______________________________________________________

            2.________________________________________________________

            3.________________________________________________________

            4.________________________________________________________

            5.________________________________________________________

6._________________________ or 7. __________________________

            8.________________________________________________________

Bonus Page

     1.  How many Senators are currently in the U.S. Senate? ____________

2.  How many Representatives are currently in the U.S. House of Representatives?  _____________________

3. Name the people that currently hold the following federal offices:

  a. Speaker of the House ___________________________________

b. Secretary of State ______________________________________

c. Secretary of Defense ____________________________________

d. Attorney General ________________________________________

     4. Name the nine members of the United States Supreme Court. Place an * next to name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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5. What Congressional District do you live in?____________________________

6. Who is the U.S. Representative from your Congressional District?__________________________

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7. Who are the U.S. Senators from Massachusetts? ___________________________________

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