C I V I C S GAME SHOW

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C I V I C S GAME SHOW
With Your Host Ms. MALADY !!
Woohoo!
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LEVELS
Division of Government in to hierarchical LEVELS
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Established by the US Constitution
F E D E R A L I S M
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FEDERAL
There are 50 governments at this level
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STATE
This is the level CLOSEST to you
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LOCAL
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BRANCHES
Interprets the Laws
Writes the Laws
Executes the Laws
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JUDICIAL
EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATIVE
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The division of government in to BRANCHES, so
that no one branch has too much power
Separation of Powers
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Now lets put it together
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Bonus Round

• 1) Give one example of CHECKS and BALANCES in
  practice. Be sure to identify an action that
  each branch can take in order to check the other
  branches.

2) What motivated the Founding Fathers to place
so many structural limitations on the power of
government? Give at least one historical or
hypothetical example.