SC History
Name ____________________________
Government:
VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Test (#1-10) on Thursday, October 14, 2010
1. Veto – to refuse to approve
2. Right – freedom
3. Responsibility – duty
4. Council – a group of people who make the rules and laws for a country
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Randy Randall
Mayor – the elected leader of most cities in SC (The mayor of Clinton is
.)
Administrator – the person who is the executive who carries out the rules and decisions made by the county council.
Budget – a plan for spending, such as a plan for state spending.
Legislative branch – the part of government that makes the laws
Executive branch – the part of government that carries out the laws
Judicial branch – the court system
Name the three branches of the federal government.
a. Executive Branch
b. Legislative Branch
c. Judicial Branch
The Government of the United States and South Carolina:
12.
EXECUTIVE:
What is its job?
Who does it
include?
13.
LEGISLATIVE:
South Carolina State Government
 To approve or veto state laws and
recommend a state budget
 The governor of South Carolina
South Carolina State Government
United States Federal Government
 To carry out laws passed by
Congress
 Command the US armed forces
 The president of the United States
of America
United States Federal Government
What is its job?
 To make state laws
 To make federal laws
Who does it
include?
 General Assembly
o Senate and House
o Representatives
 Senate and House
 Representatives
14.
JUDICIAL:
South Carolina
United States
What is its job?
 Decide if SC citizens have broken
laws
Who does it
include?
South Carolina Supreme Court
 decide if ALL laws are fair
 decide if laws have been broken
The United States Supreme Court
100 members of the United States Senate. Each state has 2 United States Senators.
16. There are 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. South Carolina has 6 House of
15. There are
Representative members.
17. The number of US House of Representative members for each state depends on the number of people living
in the state.
18. The number of US Senators is based on _______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strom Thurmond
20. Where is the United States federal government located? Wahsington, DC
21. Where is the South Carolina state government located? Columbia, SC
22. The South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives is also called the General Assembly.
19. Who was the South Carolina Senator who served for 49 years?
County Government:
23. The head of all county government is the County Administrator
24. County Council makes decisions and rules for a county.
25. The mayor is a leader of a smaller town within a county.
What are responsibilities for all citizens?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Follow rules and laws
Pay taxes
Vote
Keep communities clean and safe
What are the rights of all citizens?
1. Live and work where we choose
2. Speak freely
3. Practice our own religious beliefs
SC History
Name ____________________________
Government:
VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Test (#1-10) on Thursday, October 14, 2010
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Veto – to refuse to approve
Right – freedom
Responsibility – duty
Council – a group of people who make the rules and laws for a country
Mayor – the elected leader of most cities in SC (The mayor of Clinton is _________________________.)
Administrator – the person who is the executive who carries out the rules and decisions made by the county
council.
7. Budget – a plan for spending, such as a plan for state spending.
8. Legislative branch – the part of government that makes the laws
9. Executive branch – the part of government that carries out the laws
10. Judicial branch – the court system
11. Name the three branches of the federal government.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
The Government of the United States and South Carolina:
South Carolina
12.
EXECUTIVE:
What is its job?
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
Who does it include?
___________________________
___________________________
13.
LEGISLATIVE:
What is its job?
South Carolina
United States
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
United States
___________________________
__________________________________
Who does it include?
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
South Carolina
14.
JUDICIAL:
What is its job?
Who does it
include?
United States
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_______________________________
________________________________
______ members of the United States Senate. Each state has ____________ United States Senators.
16. There are ______ members in the United States House of Representatives. South Carolina has ____ House of
15. There are
Representative members.
17. The number of US House of Representative members for each state depends on
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
18. The number of US Senators is based on _______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________
20. Where is the United States federal government located? ___________________________
21. Where is the South Carolina state government located? ___________________________
19. Who was the South Carolina Senator who served for 49 years?
22. The South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives is also called the
________________________________
County Government:
23. The head of all county government is the _____________________________________
_________________________________________________ makes decisions and rules for a county.
24. The ____________________ is a leader of a smaller town within a county.
25. What are responsibilities for all citizens?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
26. What are the rights of all citizens?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________