Branches of the Government

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
e e n
People who make and enforce a country's laws
2.
j d
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
3.
c t i
Persons who administer the law
4.
r m c r
The highest federal ___ in the United States
5.
o g
The legislature of the United States government
6.
L h L n
7.
s t e
8.
e s n
Elected leader of a country
9.
y
The head of a city government
10.
G r
The head of a state ___
11.
r n p
The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
12.
h r
A person whose job is to help others learn.
13.
r e
A father or mother (plural)
14.
o
Where you live
15.
h o
Place where students learn
16.
a
The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
17.
y
An incorporated administrative district established by state charter
18.
i s
The quality of being just or fair (plural)
19.
v
A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
20.
t
A vote that blocks a decision
21.
b
A statute in draft before it becomes law