Social Studies Vocabulary

What does it mean to vote?

• Choose whether or not you like something.

• Get something that you deserve to have.

• Make a choice in an election or in another group decision, like what activity to do in class.

• Make a choice about what you're going to buy.

What word means something that you are supposed to do?

• Right

• Campaign

• Checks and Balances

• Responsibility

What are the people in this picture doing?

• Having a debate

• Voting

• Campaigning

Who has the power to veto?

• President

• Governor

• Mayor

• All of them!

A citizen is a member of a community, state, or country. Is this true or false?

• True

• False

What is a candidate?

• A person who chooses who will be the President of the United States

• A person who applies for a job or is nominated for an election

• A person who already has a job

• A student in middle school

True or False? Checks and balances are there so each branch of government can have some control over the other branches.

• True

• False

What are the three branches of government?

• Proactive, Creative, Legislative

• Commutative, Negative, Executive

• Judicial, Legislative, Alternative

• Executive, Judicial, Legislative

Which branch of government does the President work in?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

In Grace for President, Grace and Thomas did something to work towards their goal of being class president. They gave speeches, made posters, and had meetings with their classmates. What were they doing?

• Campaigning

• Debating

• Commenting

• Playing