5 in a row Flashcards
What is discrimination?
Unfairly treating a person differently from another person.
What is the electoral college?
A group of electors from each state that meets every four years to vote for a new president.
What does it mean to ratify?
To approve.
What is a veto?
To reject.
What is a cabinet?
15 president helpers.
What does legal mean?
Allowed by law.
What does illegal mean?
Not allowed by law.
What is a primary source?
A document that comes from the time period. It discusses.
What is a secondary source?
A document that does not come from the time period to discuss.
What does amend mean?
To change.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the constitution that protects the rights of all people.
What is the constitution?
A document that explains the laws of a government.
What is suffrage?
The right to vote.
What is a Republic?
A nation in which the voters elect representatives to govern them.
What is democracy?
A government where the people have the power.
What are checks and balances?
Each branch of the government has the power to control the actions of the other branches to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is federalism?
The division of power between the state government and the federal government.
What is a dictator?
A ruler with complete power.
What is an incumbent?
A person who holds political office.
What is a candidate?
A person running for political office.
What is the elastic clause?
It allows Congress to stretch their powers to make new laws.
What is a refugee?
A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
What is a migrant?
A person who goes from one place to another to find work.
What does it mean to pardon?
To forgive a crime.
What does it mean to impeach?
To bring formal charges against an official such as a president.
What is the executive branch?
Part of the government that carries out the law; the head of it is the president.
What is a compromise?
A settlement in which each side gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement.
What is separation of powers?
The power of government is divided among three branches.
What is the federal government?
The government that rules the whole country located in Washington DC.
What is the legislative branch?
Part of the government that writes the laws; the head of it is called Congress.
What is a majority?
Over 50%.
What is a minor?
Under 50%.
What does it mean to adjourn?
To stop a meeting.
What is a quorum?
The smallest number of people needed to hold a meeting.
What is due process of law?
The right of every citizen to a fair trial.
What is judicial review?
The power of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is constitutional.
What is terrorism?
The use of violent acts to frighten people to achieve a political goal.
What is social studies?
A school class that deals with human relationships and the way society works.
What is bail?
Money that the accused person leaves with a court as a promise they will return for trial.
What is the economy?
The system by which goods and services are made, sold, and bought in a country.
What does fundamental mean?
The most important part of something.
What is an indictment?
To formally charge a person with a crime.
What is a warrant?
Official paper that gives authority to do something like search property or arrest somebody.
What is immigration?
To come to a country to live.
What does it mean to override?
To overrule.
What is a bill?
A proposal for a law.
What is a census?
A population count every 10 years.
What does it mean to repeal?
To cancel.
What is the judicial branch?
Part of the government that judges if the laws are fair; the head of it is the Supreme Court.
