Vocabulary Ch. 1-4 The US Constitution

A law or a government rule is known as an ____________________.

• ordinance

• alliance

• unalienable

A group of states joined together by a formal agreement is called a ​ ​

• confederation

• right

• assemble

_______________ is a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong.

• liberty

• treaty

• conscience

A synonym for approval or agreement is ________________.

• deliberate

• consent

• alliance

_________________________ is the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government and means self-rule.

• self-determination

• deliberate

• representative

The length of time for which an elected official serves is called a __________.

• right

• treaty

• term

_____________________ is a case of law decided by a group of one's fellow citizens.

• trial by jury

• assemble

• delegate

_______________ is a formal agreement between two or more groups, especially countries.

• alliance

• treaty

• republic

Rights that are unable to be taken away or denied a citizen are called ______________________ rights, and they include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• unalienable

• deliberate

• alliance

A synonym for freedom is __________________.

• right

• slavery

• liberty