Social Studies Chapter 12
1. Cut out the cards along the lines.
2. Match the words with the definitions.
3. Use the blank ones to create your own.
4. Use the cards to STUDY!!!
State Animal
State Dog
State Fish
State Beverage
State Bird
State Tree
State Flower
State Insect
The capital of PA
PA’s nickname
Governor of PA
A State
Money
Something you are allowed
to do or deserve to do
Something you are supposed
to do
Protected, cannot be taken
away
To choose a preferred
candidate
To rule
The three levels of
government
The role of the executive
branch
The Head of the legislative
branch
Who interprets the laws in
the federal government?
PA’s government is a
republic based on this
The leader of the
government of PA
Why are laws necessary?
The government gets its
guidelines for protecting the
rights of its citizens here
PA uses this to pay for its
schools, health care, and
state highways
This is guaranteed by both
federal and state
constitutions
Use these words to find the correct answers to the cards above:
milk
White-tailed Deer
Hemlock
Ruffed Grouse
Firefly
Brook Trout
Mountain Laurel Great Dane
Harrisburg
Keystone State
Edward Rendell
right
commonwealth
responsibility
law
vote
revenue
guaranteed
Federal, state & local
Enforce laws
Congress
The governor
Popular Sovereignty
State tax revenue
Create order and safety
The Constitution
Judicial Branch
Rights