The Origin and Structure of US Government Vocabulary Quiz

A _________ is a country where citizens vote for government.

• separation of powers

• republic

• Executive Branch

• US Constitution

A _________ is a person who belongs to a country.

• House of Representatives

• Congress

• bill

• citizen

The ___________ is a paper that limited the power of the king and gave people rights.

• Magna Carta

• law

• Senate

• Legislative Branch

The _____________ is the highest law in the nation and explains how the national government works.

• elect

• representative

• Judicial Branch

• US Constitution

____________ means each part of government has a special job.

• Magna Carta

• Separation of powers

• Senate

• US Constitution

The ___________ is the branch of government has congress and makes laws.

• Congress

• republic

• Legislative Branch

• bill

___________ is the combination of the Senate and House of Representatives.

• citizen

• Congress

• elect

• Judicial Branch

The ____________ is the big group in Congress.

• House of Representatives

• law

• Executive Branch

• Magna Carta

The __________ is the small group in Congress.

• representative

• US Constitution

• republic

• Senate

A __________ is a proposed law.

• Congress

• Judicial Branch

• bill

• elect