Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Question 1

federal

Answer 1

relating to a government where power is shared between the central, national government and that of states or provinces (p. 250)

Question 2

ordinance

Answer 2

an official law, decree, or directive (p. 252)

Question 3

checks and balances

Answer 3

the system established by the U.S. Constitution
that gives each of the three branches of government the power to limit the power of the other two (p. 258)

Question 4

commerce clause

Answer 4

a provision in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to make laws concerning foreign trade as well as trade among the states and with Native American nations (p. 261)

Question 5

federalism

Answer 5

the support of a government where power is shared between the central, national government and that of states
or provinces (p. 257)

Question 6

executive branch

Answer 6

the section of the U.S. government headed by the president; responsible for enforcing the law
(p. 258)

Question 7

legislative branch

Answer 7

the section of the U.S. government led by Congress; responsible for making the law (p. 258)

Question 8

constitution

Answer 8

a document that organizes a government and states its powers (p. 250)

Question 9

constitutionalism

Answer 9

the concept of governing based on a constitution (p. 251)

Question 10

credit

Answer 10

the privilege of purchasing something or borrowing money and paying the money back over time (p. 254)