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8th Grade SS - Essentials

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A ___________ is a member of Congress (person),
Legislator
The ___________ is a law-making group
Legislature
The__________________ is the same thing as Congress
Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch is the same thing as __________________
Congress
___________________ refers to the House of Representative and Senate.
Legislative Branch
___________, _____________, & _____________ (Government) mean the same thing
National, Federal, and Central
___________ means before
Pre
__________ means after
post
______________ because power is shared by the local, state, and national governments
Federal
______________ because delegates are elected by the people by secret ballot
Representative
______________ because the people govern themselves (as opposed to a monarch)
Democratic
_____________ because the US government derives its power from the will of the people
Republic
Under the Constitution, the US is ___________, _________________, ------------, and ____________ at the local, state, and national levels.
federal, representative, democratic & republic
There are __________ branches of government
three
_______________ enforces the laws
Executive Branch
___________________ makes the laws
Legislative Branch
__________________ interprets the laws
Judicial Branch
Both the federal government and our state government are _____________, meaning the legislative branch is divided into two houses:
1. House of Representatives
2. Senate
bicameral
Both the federal government and our state government are bicameral, meaning the __________________ is divided into two houses:
1. House of Representatives
2. Senate
legislative branch
Both the federal government and our state government are bicameral, meaning the legislative branch is divided into two houses:
1. __________________________
2. _________________________
1. House of Representatives
2. Senate
World Population: _______________________
7.3 billion
United States Population: _____________________
324 million
The US ranks ____________ of all other countries in terms of population
3rd
Louisiana Population: __________________
4.6 million
LA ranks _________ of all other states in terms of population
25th
LA ranks ___________ of all other states in terms of size
31st
Lafayette ranks _______ of all other LA cities in terms of population
5th
Top 5 Louisiana cities in terms of population:
1. New Orleans
2. Baton Rouge
3. Shreveport
4. Metairie
5. Lafayette
The U.S. House of Representatives has ______members, _______of which represent Louisiana districts.


D. The highest court in the Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court consists of 8 associate justices and one Chief Justice, John G. Roberts Jr.
435 : 6
1. Representative _______________ represents us in the 3rd District
Charles Boustany
B. The U.S. Senate has _____ members,_____ of which represent our state.
100 : 2
LA Senators are ______________ and _________________
Bill Casidy and David Vitter
C. The Executive Branch at the national level is headed by _____________________________
President Barack Obama
The U.S. Vice President is __________________
Joe Biden
A. The Louisiana House of Representatives has _______ members.
105
There are ____ legislators representing Lafayette Parish- your district is _______, and your representative is _________________
8
District #39
Julie Emerson
The Louisiana Senate has _______ members
39
There are 4 Senators representing Lafayette Parish- your Senate District is _________, and your Senator is _______________
4
District #24
Gerald Boudreaux.
The Executive Branch at the state level is headed by the ______________________
Governor- John Bel Edwards
The Louisiana Lieutenant Governor is ____________________
Jay Dardenne
___________________ is the nation's first African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
________________ was the nation's first elected Indian-American governor
Bobby Jindal
The nation's capital is _____________ and the state capital is ______________
Washington, D.C.
Baton Rouge
The US State Department recognizes _____ countries in the world, not including ________________________________
195
Taiwan (Republic of China)
There are ______ states in the US and LA became the ______state to join the Union in 1812.
50
18th ; 1812
There are ____________ parishes in LA
64
There have been ________ presidents of US
44
The two major religions of the world are ______________ and ___________
Christianity and Islam
The Louisiana state flower is the _______________, state bird is the __________________, and state motto is: _____________________________
magnolia,
brown pelican,
Union, Justice, and Confidence
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