Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

System designed to prevent one branch of government from gaining too much power

Answer 1

Separation of powers

Question 2

each branch of government has certain powers that can be checked by other branches

Answer 2

checks and balances

Question 3

lawmaking body of government - congress

Answer 3

legislative branch

Question 4

part of government that enforces laws - president

Answer 4

executive branch

Question 5

branch of government that interprets law - supreme court

Answer 5

judicial branch

Question 6

official representative to a foreign country

Answer 6

ambassador

Question 7

having two parts

Answer 7

bicameral

Question 8

national legislative body – House of Representatives & Senate

Answer 8

Congress

Question 9

supreme court can determine if a law is constitutional

Answer 9

judicial review

Question 10

group that runs the governments operations

Answer 10

bureaucracy

Question 11

what word means to bring up on serious charges which may result in removal from office

Answer 11

impeach

Question 12

what word means to overrule

Answer 12

override

Question 13

what word refuse to sign a bill into law

Answer 13

veto

Question 14

what word means designer or creator

Answer 14

architect

Question 15

what word means position to be representative of a country but has very little authority

Answer 15

ceremonial

Question 16

what word means official representing a country aborad

Answer 16

diplomat

Question 17

what word means powers specifically stated in the constitution

Answer 17

expressed

Question 18

what word mean unsaid powers not written in the the constitution

Answer 18

implied

Question 19

what word means a proposed law

Answer 19

bill

Question 20

what word means try to influence on an issue

Answer 20

lobby/lobbyist