How it works
Civics in bubble letters on one sideways sheet: a capital C and five small letters, none with a hole to keep white. The row under the sheet holds President, Democracy and a label for each branch of the US government.
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A label for each branch
Three / Branches heads the chart. The Legislative / Branch is Congress: the Senate and the House of / Representatives. The Executive / Branch is the President, the vice president and the Cabinet. The Judicial / Branch is the Supreme / Court and the other federal courts.
Headings for a civics poster
Checks and / Balances names the power of each branch to answer the acts of the others: the president can Veto what Congress passes. How a Bill / Becomes a Law tops a flow chart; a bill is a proposal for a new law. Government, Citizen and Rule of / Law suit a notebook divider or a word wall.
- Veto, four letters, prints tallest of the row; House of / Representatives, fifteen letters on its second line, prints smallest.
- Legislative / Branch, Executive / Branch and Judicial / Branch print at three sizes, each set by its first word; Judicial is the tallest.
- Under More options, One letter per page prints Civics as six upright sheets for a banner.
Questions and answers
How do you draw civics in bubble letters?
Pencil C, i, v, i, c, s with wide gaps. Round every stroke into a fat outline, leave the mouth of each c open and set a round dot over each i. Rub out the pencil and color.
How do you write president in bubble letters?
Tap President in the row under the sheet and it fills one sideways sheet. The president is the head of state and the leader of the executive branch.
What does democracy mean?
Rule by the people. The dictionary splits the word into demo-, people, and -cracy, rule; it reached English from Greek through Latin and French. Democracy is a ready word in the row under the sheet.
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive and judicial. The Constitution divides the federal government this way so that no individual or group will have too much power, USA.gov says.
What does civics mean?
The study of citizens' rights and duties in a society. The word comes from the Latin civicus, relating to a citizen.