4th-Unit 3, Topic 2 Vocabulary quiz

Branch of our government that is responsible for making our laws

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

To reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

• Checks and Balances

• US Constitution

• Veto

• Preamble

A form of government in which the people get to choose their leaders

• Republic

• Veto

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

The document that serves as the structure for the government of the United States

• Bill of Rights

• Government

• Republic

• US Constitution

A change or addition to the United States Constitution

• Veto

• Amendment

• Checks and Balances

• Republic

The introductory statement of the Constitution

• US Constitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Legislative Branch

Branch of our government responsible for interpreting our laws and overseeing justice

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

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

• Veto

• Bill of Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Republic

Branch of our government responsible for making sure our laws are obeyed

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

The system of rules and the people who make and enforce them

• Government

• Republic

• Veto

• Bill of Rights