Vocabulary

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

The national legislative body of the United Ststes

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

The part of the U.S. government that has the sole authority for the daily administration of the country

Question 3

Legislative Branch

Answer 3

Consists on the House of Representatives,senate,which together form the United States Congress

Question 4

Judicial Branch

Answer 4

Made up of federal courts, which has the sole power to interpret the law, determine the constitutionality of the law, and apply it to individual cases

Question 5

President

Answer 5

the elected head of a republican state

Question 6

Vice President

Answer 6

the second-highest public office created by the United States Constitution

Question 7

Census

Answer 7

official count or survey of a population

Question 8

Supreme Court

Answer 8

the highest judicial court in the country.

Question 9

House of Representatives

Answer 9

one of the two houses of the United States Congress, members are elected to represent their state for a two year term

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

one half of the bicameral legislature of the U.S. (Congress). Each state elects two senators, regardless of population, who serve for 6 year terms.

Question 11

Liberalism

Answer 11

a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality; open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

Question 12

Conservatism

Answer 12

belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society; dislike of change or new ideas in a particular area

Question 13

Checks and balances

Answer 13

a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power

Question 14

Democracy

Answer 14

a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting

Question 15

Politics

Answer 15

activities that relate to influencing the actions and policies of a government or getting and keeping power in a government

Question 16

Republican

Answer 16

a member or supporter of the Republican Party of the U.S.

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

a member of the Democratic party of the United States

Question 18

Election

Answer 18

the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting

Question 19

Voting Rights

Answer 19

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) bans racial discrimination in voting practices by the federal government as well as by state and local governments

Question 20

Electoral College

Answer 20

a body of electors; especially : one that elects the president and vice president of the United States

Question 21

Constitution

Answer 21

the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

Question 22

Constitutional

Answer 22

of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state

Question 23

Veto

Answer 23

1. an order that something not be done or used 2. to reject as if by a vote