Tribal Government: ICivics

To build houses for their citizens

Create and enforce laws

to make sure citizens buy milk and bread when it snows

To tax their citizens and non-citizens

to outline how their governments work and how they work with the federal government

To boss their citizens around

to outline how their government can work without federal government cooperation

True

False

Executive,Legislative, and Judicial 

Tribal Council, Chairman and Vice-Chairman

True

False

the right of the tribes to govern themselves

to ensure the safety and welfare of tribal members

all of the above

True

False

The Bill of Rights

The Supreme Court

The US Constitution

Over 3000

Over 300

About 100

Less than 40

Yes --treaties matter to the native people today.

No--treaties only mattered a long time ago.

Treaties are outdated and don't matter.

Treaties are living documents, because the tribal people still exist and remember the promises of the treaties.

Treaties are only important if the President says so.

The indigenous peoples kept their rights

They kept only rights that they wanted the most

They lost certain rights of a self-governing nation

They couldn't afford them

They didn't fight long or hard enough for them

They were seen as inferior (less than) in the eyes of leaders on the Supreme Court 

Natives were able to gain more land and freedoms as promised

Native Americans lost even more land

Restore their traditional language

Forgetting about their culture and moving on to new ways of life in America

Three branches: legislative, executive, judicial

One body of government called a Tribal Council

3 separate/independent branches 

no one branch shall exercise the powers belonging to another branch 

No check or balances 

Federalism 

Three branches: legislative, executive, judicial

One body of government called a Tribal Council

Chairman

Vice Chairman

The members of the Clear Creek District

The members of the Carrizo District

popular vote of the Tribe 

popular vote of the Districts

by the Electoral College