chapter vocab

Question 1

a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections

Answer 1

citizen

Question 2

a person who enters another country in order to settle there

Answer 2

immigrant

Question 3

a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country

Answer 3

patriotism

Question 4

the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called

Answer 4

jury duty

Question 5

the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice

Answer 5

civic virtue

Question 6

related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals

Answer 6

civil

Question 7

a system of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels

Answer 7

infrastructure

Question 8

a government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level

Answer 8

local government

Question 9

government by consent of the governed

Answer 9

popular sovereignty

Question 10

a proposed law

Answer 10

bill

Question 11

to reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress

Answer 11

veto

Question 12

to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

Answer 12

impeach

Question 13

to approve

Answer 13

ratify

Question 14

a supporter of a strong federal government

Answer 14

federalist

Question 15

an opponent of a strong federal government

Answer 15

antifederalist

Question 16

to change

Answer 16

amend

Question 17

a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them

Answer 17

republic

Question 18

a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

Answer 18

manga carat

Question 19

a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

Answer 19

separation of powers

Question 20

the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

Answer 20

constitutional convention

Question 21

the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

Answer 21

Virginia plan

Question 22

the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature

Answer 22

New Jersey plan

Question 23

a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states

Answer 23

great compromise

Question 24

a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government

Answer 24

constitution

Question 25

the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states

Answer 25

articles of confederation

Question 26

a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes

Answer 26

Shay’s rebellion