7th Grade SS Vocabulary Test V3

Question 1

Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

the original constitution of the U.S., ratified in 1781 (which was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789)

Question 2

Rebellion

Answer 2

an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.

Question 3

Debt

Answer 3

when money is due

Question 4

Democracy

Answer 4

a system of government in which power is vested in the people

Question 5

Compromise

Answer 5

a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something.

Question 6

Convention

Answer 6

a general agreement about basic rules or procedures.

Question 7

Bicameral

Answer 7

the practice of having two legislative chambers (two houses).

Question 8

Abolition

Answer 8

the action of putting an end to a system, practice, or institution.

Question 9

Abolitionist

Answer 9

a person who looked to remove slavery.

Question 10

Institution

Answer 10

an established law, practice, or custom

Question 11

Three-Fifths Compromise

Answer 11

an agreement between the North and the South at the Constitutional Convention.

Question 12

Constitution

Answer 12

a written document that is the supreme law of the land

Question 13

Slave Trade

Answer 13

the capturing, selling, and buying of an enslaved person

Question 14

Preamble

Answer 14

an introduction (as to a law)

Question 15

Principles

Answer 15

a rule of conduct.

Question 16

Amendment

Answer 16

a change in wording or meaning especially in a law, bill, or motion.

Question 17

Article

Answer 17

a separate part of a document dealing with a single subject

Question 18

Congress

Answer 18

the chief legislative (lawmaking) body of a nation (the House of Representatives and the Senate)

Question 19

Impeached

Answer 19

remove from office especially for misconduct

Question 20

Bill

Answer 20

a proposed law that has not yet been voted on

Question 21

Rights

Answer 21

the freedoms we have that are protected by our laws

Question 22

Federalism

Answer 22

the sharing and distribution of power between the federal, state, and local governments

Question 23

Inauguration

Answer 23

a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office and officially becomes President

Question 24

Precedent

Answer 24

something that can be used as a rule or example to be followed in the future