Preamble/ First Amendment/ Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz

amendment

• people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

• a change to a document, such as the Constitution of the United States

•  based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting; of or relating to democracy

bill

• a document in Congress that may be voted on to become a law

• a change to a document, such as the Constitution of the United States

• to give an account in words (of someone or something) including the important characteristics, qualities, or events

Bill of Rights

• to make something clear by describing it in more details or by revealing relevant facts or ideas

• based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting; of or relating to democracy

• the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which guarantees such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship

citizen

• a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country

• recognize and name

• people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

preamble

• a statement that is made at the beginning of something (such as a legal document) and usually gives the reasons for the parts that follow

• the document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed

•  the idea that government authority comes            from people who have agreed to be governed

democratic

• a change to a document, such as the Constitution of the United States

• based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting; of or relating to democracy

• to give an account in words (of someone or something) including the important characteristics, qualities, or events

describe

• people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

• to give an account in words (of someone or something) including the important characteristics, qualities, or events

• the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which guarantees such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship

explain

• to make something clear by describing it in more details or by revealing relevant facts or ideas

• a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country

• the idea that government authority comes            from people who have agreed to be governed

identify

•  a statement that is made at the beginning of something (such as a legal document) and usually gives the reasons for the parts that follow

• a document in Congress that may be voted on to become a law

• recognize and name

popular sovereignty

• to give an account in words (of someone or something) including the important characteristics, qualities, or events

• the idea that government authority comes            from people who have agreed to be governed

• a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country