Term 1 Vocab.

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

the national legislative body of a country.
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a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline.

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

executive branch is a noun that means part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws. The executive branch of the government is responsible for carrying out, or executing, the laws. The key member of the executive branch of the United States government is the President.

Question 3

The legislative branch

Answer 3

The legislative branch is the part of the United States government that creates laws. Whenever you read about congresspeople in the Senate or House debating a law, you’re reading about the legislative branch: the branch of the government that writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called legislating.

Question 4

Judicial Branch

Answer 4

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution. The Constitution does not stipulate the number of Supreme Court Justices; the number is set instead by Congress.

Question 5

President

Answer 5

the elected head of the country

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

House of Representatives

Answer 8

The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 popularly elected officials, the House (as it is often called) is the most representative body in the federal government. House seats are apportioned (see apportionment) relative to each state’s population.definition. The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 popularly elected officials, the House (as it is often called) is the most representative body in the federal government. House seats are apportioned (see apportionment) relative to each state’s population.

Question 9

senate

Answer 9

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

Question 10

Liberalism

Answer 10

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

Question 11

conservatism

Answer 11

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

Question 12

checks and balances

Answer 12

The system of checks and balances is used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch. For example, the Executive Branch can veto bills from the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch can override the veto.

Question 13

democracy

Answer 13

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

Question 14

politics

Answer 14

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 15

Republican

Answer 15

(of a form of government, constitution, etc.) belonging to, or characteristic of a republic.

Question 16

Democrat

Answer 16

an advocate or supporter of democracy.

Question 17

election

Answer 17

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

Question 18

voting rights

Answer 18

Voting Rights Act of 1965 definition. A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.

Question 19

Electoral College

Answer 19

(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 20

Constitution

Answer 20

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

Question 21

constitutional

Answer 21

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

Question 22

veto

Answer 22

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