US Government Vocab

A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.  A government that is ruled "by the people". 

• Monarchy
• Republic
• Democracy
• Majority rule

A country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

• Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy
• Separation of power

Document which provides for the structure of the U.S. government and its responsibilities 

• Democracy
• Checks and balances
• Monarchy
• U.S. Constitution

A rule made by a government that people must follow is called a ______________.

• court

• vote

• law

• politician

Something that the law says you can do is called ______________.

• rights

• law

• court

• liberty

Freedom to do and say what you want is called _____________.

• rights

• liberty

• patriotism

• law

You ___________ to choose the person that you want to lead.

• patriotism

• rights

• court

• vote

Means that nobody is above the law.

• Separation of Powers

• Rule of Law

• Checks and Balances

• Consent of the Goverened

When there's rule of law, this is who the law applies to.

• President
• Citizens
• Senate
• Everyone

A government in which the people rule, the authority of the government comes from the people

• Popular Sovereignty
• Checks and Balances
• Federalism