Civics Exam Vocab

Question 1

Impeach

Answer 1

To remove someone in office

Question 2

Term

Answer 2

A time that something lasts

Question 3

Bill

Answer 3

A draft of a proposed law

Question 4

Committee

Answer 4

People who hold, hearings, make changes, and make passage of the bill

Question 5

Veto

Answer 5

To reject

Question 6

Majority

Answer 6

The greater number

Question 7

Pardon

Answer 7

Letting someone committed of a crime go free

Question 8

Treaty

Answer 8

An agreement between 2 or more nations

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

The advisers of the president

Question 10

Appeal

Answer 10

Review

Question 11

Justice

Answer 11

Fairness

Question 12

Appoint

Answer 12

To chose or to be chosen

Question 13

Appropriate

Answer 13

To establish

Question 14

Foreign

Answer 14

Another country or language

Question 15

Welfare

Answer 15

A range of government programs

Question 16

Interstate

Answer 16

To transport goods/products

Question 17

Patent

Answer 17

To grant a permission

Question 18

Prohibit

Answer 18

To forbid or to make illegal

Question 19

Democracy

Answer 19

A government where the people rule

Question 20

Amendment

Answer 20

A formal change to the constitution

Question 21

Ratify

Answer 21

To approve

Question 22

Convention

Answer 22

A large amount of people who meet together to talk about their shared work, other interests, or to make decisions

Question 23

Liberty

Answer 23

Freedom

Question 24

Prevail

Answer 24

To have priority over something or someone

Question 25

Priority

Answer 25

To have a higher status

Question 26

Oath

Answer 26

To swear the truth of a statement

Question 27

Allegiance

Answer 27

Loyalty owed to one’s country or government

Question 28

Compromise

Answer 28

To make a deal between different parties

Question 29

Preserve

Answer 29

To keep something as it is

Question 30

The Bill of Rights

Answer 30

The first 10 amendments

Question 31

Founding Father

Answer 31

The people who formed the government in the beginning after the war

Question 32

Constitution

Answer 32

A living breathing document

Question 33

Obligations

Answer 33

Things you must do

Question 34

Responsibilities

Answer 34

Things you should do

Question 35

Interest Group

Answer 35

An organization that represents an advocate for a particular group

Question 36

Legislative

Answer 36

• It consists of the senate, and the House of Representatives
• Makes the laws

Question 37

Executive

Answer 37

• Consists of the president of the USA and his cabinet
• Executes the laws

Question 38

Judicial

Answer 38

• Consists of the court system, and the Supreme Court
• Review the laws

Question 39

Federal government

Answer 39

“ the umbrella of it all”

Question 40

Federalists

Answer 40

Supports the constitution

Question 41

Anti-federalists

Answer 41

Thinks the constitution is too intrusive

Question 42

Libel

Answer 42

Written (mean) against someone

Question 43

Slander

Answer 43

Spoken (mean) words against someone

Question 44

Naturalization

Answer 44

The process of by which an immagrant voluntary becomes a US citizen

Question 45

Citizen

Answer 45

Someone whose rights are protected by the government

Question 46

Rights

Answer 46

Certain freedoms that are protected by the government

Question 47

Patriotism

Answer 47

Patriotic spirit for your country

Question 48

Jury duty

Answer 48

When you get called to court and judge your peers for their crimes while being unbiased toward the case (you have to be 18 or older)