2015 STAAR Review Terms #3

Question 1

Parliament

Answer 1

the law making assembly in Great Britain

Question 2

Representative Government

Answer 2

government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf

Question 3

Amendments

Answer 3

official change to a law or document of government

Question 4

Ratify

Answer 4

to officially approve

Question 5

Veto

Answer 5

power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress

Question 6

Unconstitutional

Answer 6

actions or laws contrary to the constitution as determined by the courts

Question 7

nullify

Answer 7

to declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something

Question 8

citizens

Answer 8

member of a country

Question 9

civil disobedience

Answer 9

actions taken to protest government policies

Question 10

unalienable rights

Answer 10

rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered

Question 11

democracy

Answer 11

form of government in which citizens rule, either directly or by choosing leaders to rule, usually through voting

Question 12

limited government

Answer 12

type of government where through law, some control is placed on leadership’s power such as a democracy

Question 13

unlimited government

Answer 13

government in which leaders rule without any restrictions such as a dictatorship or other totalitarian government

Question 14

suffrage

Answer 14

the right to vote and the exercise of the right

Question 15

landmark court cases

Answer 15

key decisions by the courts that interpret the law