Quiz - Constitution Vocabulary

A written document listing the rules or plan of a government or nation is a

• Senate

• Veto

• Constitution

• Bill

Government by the people is

• a democracy

• a hypocrisy

• a dictatorship

• federalism

A system used to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.

• Checks & balances

• Supreme law

• Filibuster

• Electoral College

To change something that is in the constitution, Congress has to vote and pass one of these.

• Veto

• Amendment

• Pass

• Pocket Veto

The branch of government that makes the laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Bicameral Branch

• Executive Branch

In the House of Representatives, the person who puts bills on the calendar to be voted on by the House of Representatives.

• Lobbyist

• Majority Leader

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

A list of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the government - used especially in the first 10 amendments.

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• Miranda Rights

When a congress person wants to block a bill from getting voted on, they can talk it to death.

• Veto

• Pocket Veto

• Rider

• Filibuster

Branch of Government that enforces the law (The President).

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Electoral College

A person whose job is to try and influence what laws the Legislative Branch votes for.

• Speaker of the House

• Majority Leader

• Lobbyist

• Supreme Court Justice