Global Citizenship

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs; the executive.

Question 3

Legislative Branch

Answer 3

the branch of government having the power to make laws; the legislature.

Question 4

Judicial Branch

Answer 4

the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice; the judiciary.

Question 5

President

Answer 5

the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.

Question 6

Vice-President

Answer 6

an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president’s absence.

Question 7

census

Answer 7

an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.

Question 8

Supreme Court

Answer 8

the highest court of the U.S.

Question 9

House of Representatives

Answer 9

the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States, Mexico, and Japan.

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

An assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.

Question 11

liberalism

Answer 11

Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality

Question 12

conservatism

Answer 12

A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change.

Question 13

checks and balances

Answer 13

counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

Question 14

democracy

Answer 14

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Question 15

politics

Answer 15

the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.

Question 16

Republican

Answer 16

In a republican government, citizens have a lot of power — their vote determines who is running the government.

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

an advocate of democracy. a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.

Question 18

Election

Answer 18

a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body

Question 19

voting rights

Answer 19

A federal law passed in 1965 that states that no voting qualification, prerequisite, or standard practice or procedure shall be imposed or implied by any state or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote because of race or color.

Question 20

electoral college

Answer 20

(in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Question 21

Constitution

Answer 21

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 22

constitutional

Answer 22

f or relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

Question 23

veto

Answer 23

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.