topic 4 vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

citizen

Question 2

a person who enters another country in order to settle there

Answer 2

immigrant

Question 3

a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country

Answer 3

patriotism

Question 4

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

Answer 4

jury duty

Question 5

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

Answer 5

civic virtue

Question 6

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

Answer 6

infrastructure

Question 7

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

Answer 7

local government

Question 8

government by consent of the governed

Answer 8

popular sovereignty

Question 9

a proposed law

Answer 9

bill

Question 10

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

Answer 10

veto

Question 11

to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

Answer 11

impeach

Question 12

to approve

Answer 12

ratify

Question 13

a supporter of a strong federal government

Answer 13

federalist

Question 14

an opponent of a strong federal government

Answer 14

antifederalist

Question 15

to change

Answer 15

amend

Question 16

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

Answer 16

republic

Question 17

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

Answer 17

magna carta

Question 18

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

Answer 18

separation of powers

Question 19

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

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constitutional convention

Question 20

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

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virginia plan

Question 21

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

Answer 21

new jersey plan`

Question 22

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

Answer 22

great compromise

Question 23

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

Answer 23

constitution

Question 24

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

Answer 24

articles of confederation

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Shays rebellion

Question 26

related to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals

Answer 26

civil