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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 15

State & National Government

Three branches in Alabama and the nation

What your child practices

The legislative, executive and judicial branches, and how Alabama's government (governor, Legislature, Alabama Supreme Court) compares with the national government (president, Congress, United States Supreme Court).

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.2 · the three branches of government, and comparing the state and national governments

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The government has three branches.
  2. The legislative branch (Congress) makes laws. The president leads the executive branch.
  3. Montgomery is Alabama's capital.

Example: How many branches does the United States government have? Legislative, executive and judicial. Answer: three

State & National Government in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 6 of 15 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Then & Now and before Alabama's Resources & Trade.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The leader of the executive branch of the United States is the…

    • governor
    • chief justice
    • mayor
    • president

  2. Question 2

    The leader of the executive branch of Alabama is the…

    • governor
    • senator
    • mayor
    • president

  3. Question 3

    The highest court in Alabama is the…

    • Alabama Supreme Court
    • White House
    • United States Congress
    • county fair

  4. Question 4

    Who makes laws just for Alabama?

    • a mayor
    • the Alabama Legislature
    • Congress
    • the president

  5. Question 5

    The Alabama Legislature has two parts: the Senate and the…

    • House of Representatives
    • Cabinet
    • city council
    • Supreme Court

  6. Question 6

    Which leader is at the national level?

    • a state senator
    • the governor
    • the president
    • the mayor

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