Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

amendment

Answer 1

an important change to a constitution or in a body of laws

Question 2

branches of government

Answer 2

the separation of the duties of government into lesgislative, executive, and judicial powers

Question 3

citizen

Answer 3

a person who is recognized as a member of a state or nation

Question 4

citizenship

Answer 4

everything that has to do with being a citizen, or full member, of a country.

Question 5

Congress

Answer 5

The group of people who make the laws of the USA. It is made of two different parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives

Question 6

Communist Dictatorship

Answer 6

a form of government in which a country is controlled by a single political party with governmental control of the economy

Question 7

Constitution

Answer 7

a documents that says the basic beliefs and laws of a nation, state or social group that establish the powers and duties of government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

Question 8

Constitutional Democracy

Answer 8

A government system where the people get to decide who their leaders are, but where the rights and freedoms of the individual are guaranteed and protected by a Constitution

Question 9

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 9

a parliamentary democracy where the king or queen is the head of state and the prime minister is head of the government

Question 10

dictator

Answer 10

a ruler with complete power and authority over a country

Question 11

government

Answer 11

the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state,or local area

Question 12

republic

Answer 12

a type of government where the people vote for their leader