Topic 4

Question 1

citizen

Answer 1

a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections

Question 2

immigrant

Answer 2

a person who enters another country in order to settle there

Question 3

patiotism

Answer 3

a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country

Question 4

jury duty

Answer 4

the responsibility of every citizen to serve on a jury when called

Question 5

civic virtue

Answer 5

the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice

Question 6

civil

Answer 6

related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals

Question 7

infrastructure

Answer 7

a system of transit lines, highways, bridges, and tunnels

Question 8

local government

Answer 8

a government on the county, parish, city, town, village, or district level

Question 9

bill

Answer 9

a proposed law

Question 9

popular sovereignty

Answer 9

government by consent of the governed

Question 10

veto

Answer 10

to reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress

Question 11

impeach

Answer 11

to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

Question 12

ratify

Answer 12

to approve

Question 13

federalist

Answer 13

a supporter of a strong federal government

Question 14

antifederalist

Answer 14

an opponent of a strong federal government

Question 15

amend

Answer 15

to change

Question 16

republic

Answer 16

a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them

Question 17

magna carta

Answer 17

a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

Question 18

Separation of Powers

Answer 18

a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

Question 19

Constitutional Convention

Answer 19

the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

Question 20

Virginia Plan

Answer 20

the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

Question 21

New Jersey Plan

Answer 21

the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature

Question 22

Great Compromise

Answer 22

a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states

Question 23

Constitution

Answer 23

a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government

Question 24

Articles of Confederation

Answer 24

the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states

Question 25

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 25

a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes