Term I Vocab

Question 1

congress

Answer 1

the national legislative body of a country

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

carries out/ enforces laws

Question 3

Legislative Branch

Answer 3

creates laws

Question 4

Judicial Branch

Answer 4

interprets the law and brings justice

Question 5

President

Answer 5

highest executive officer of a modern republic

Question 6

Vice-President

Answer 6

officer next in rank for president

Question 7

census

Answer 7

an official list/survey of the population

Question 8

Supreme Court

Answer 8

highest court of the U.S

Question 9

House of Representatives

Answer 9

the lower chamber of congress

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

an assembly or council of citizens having the highest calculated functions of government

Question 11

liberalism

Answer 11

political worldview founded of ideas of liberty and equality

Question 12

conservatism

Answer 12

political philosophy that favors tradition

Question 13

checks and balances

Answer 13

used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch

Question 14

democracy

Answer 14

form of government in which the supreme court is vested in the people

Question 15

politics

Answer 15

the science or art of political government

Question 16

Republican

Answer 16

belonging to or characteristic of a republic

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

an advocate of democracy

Question 18

election

Answer 18

a formal/organized process of electing or being elected

Question 19

voting rights

Answer 19

law passed to eliminate devices like literary tests

Question 20

Electoral College

Answer 20

a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state

Question 21

Constitution

Answer 21

the system of fundamental principles according to nation, state, etc

Question 22

constitutional

Answer 22

of or relating to the system of beliefs and laws that govern a country

Question 23

veto

Answer 23

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