Vocabulary Test 2

Question 1

amendment

Answer 1

changes made to an official state or national government

Question 2

common good

Answer 2

when people think about what is best for everyone

Question 3

constitutional republic

Answer 3

a form of government in which people elect those who represent them in the government and in which all people are bound to the laws established by a constitution

Question 4

rule of law

Answer 4

based on fairness, equality, and justice

Question 5

fairness

Answer 5

making sure everyone has what they need to be successful

Question 6

equality

Answer 6

all people are treated the same, regardless of who they are

Question 7

justice

Answer 7

people behave and are punished in a way that is fair, equal, and balanced

Question 8

federal government

Answer 8

National government

Question 9

state government

Answer 9

controls laws within a state

Question 10

local government

Answer 10

leads towns, cities, and counties

Question 11

popular sovereignty

Answer 11

the belief that government must listen to the will of the people, or what the majority of the people want

Question 12

voting

Answer 12

individual indication of choice

Question 13

election

Answer 13

formal process in which a group of people makes a choice

Question 14

beliefs

Answer 14

important ideas that guide behavior in society

Question 15

ideals

Answer 15

values and principles that individuals and groups hold, and these values and principles influence the way society functions

Question 16

institutions

Answer 16

formal or informal political, economic, or social organization that organizes and manages part of society

Question 17

stable

Answer 17

unchanging or resisting change

Question 18

accuracy

Answer 18

being very close to or exactly matching the true measurement

Question 19

precision

Answer 19

getting similar results each time a measurement is taken

Question 20

estimate

Answer 20

to find a value that is close to the right answer

Question 21

ordinal numbers

Answer 21

numbers that describe position or order ( first, second, third, …)

Question 22

difference

Answer 22

the result of subtraction

Question 23

fact family

Answer 23

a group of three numbers related by addition and subtraction OR by multiplication and division

Question 24

inverse operations

Answer 24

operations that “undo” one another

Question 25

equation

Answer 25

a number sentence that uses the symbol = to show that two quantities are equal

Question 26

geometry

Answer 26

a major branch of mathematics that deals with shapes, sizes, and other properties of figures

Question 27

horizontal

Answer 27

side to side, perpendicular to vertical

Question 28

vertical

Answer 28

upright, up and down, perpendicular to horizontal

Question 29

oblique

Answer 29

slanting or sloping, not horizontal or vertical

Question 30

line

Answer 30

a straight collection of points extending in opposite directions without end

Question 31

line segment

Answer 31

a part of a line with two distinct end points

Question 32

number line

Answer 32

A line for representing and graphing number. Each point on the line corresponds to a number.

Question 33

negative numbers

Answer 33

numbers less than zero

Question 33

integers

Answer 33

the set of counting numbers, their opposites, and zero, { ..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...}

Question 34

tuition

Answer 34

money paid to attend a school or college

Question 35

tamper

Answer 35

to interfere with something so as to damage or change it

Question 36

flourish

Answer 36

to grow or develop in a strong and healthy way

Question 37

vigorous

Answer 37

energetic, lively, and full of strength

Question 38

snob

Answer 38

a person who feels he or she is better than others

Question 39

congested

Answer 39

to be overcrowded or filled to overflowing, having to much mucus in a body part

Question 40

blotch

Answer 40

a large spot or stain

Question 41

automatic

Answer 41

operating without a person's control