Global Citizenship Vocabulary

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

the national legislative body of a country.

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

The branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws

Question 3

Legislative Branch

Answer 3

the part of the United States government that creates laws

Question 4

Judicial Branch

Answer 4

includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution.

Question 5

President

Answer 5

the elected head of a republican state.

Question 6

Vice-President

Answer 6

an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

Question 7

census

Answer 7

an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

Question 8

Supreme Court

Answer 8

the highest judicial court in a country or state.

Question 9

House of Representatives

Answer 9

representative body in the federal government. House seats are apportioned (see apportionment) relative to each state’s population.

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

Question 11

liberalism

Answer 11

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

keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.

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

a person advocating or supporting republican government.

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

an advocate or supporter of democracy.

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

eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.

Question 20

Electoral College

Answer 20

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

of 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.