Constitution Vocabulary Quiz

What is a nation or government ruled by or in the name of a monarch whose power is either absolute or limited by a constitution?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Capitalism

What is a group of governmental officials who head various departments in the Executive Branch and advise the president?

• Delegate

• Cabinet

• Legislature

• Sovereign

What is devotion or loyalty to a person, country, or cause?

• Allegiance

• Amendment

• Oath

• Citizen

What are the principles of federal government?

• Political

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Monarchy

What is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market?

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Monarchy

What is a solemn pledge to do something, especially a promise to tell the truth, as in a court of law?

• Delegate

• Oath

• Amendment

• Citizen

What is a person who is authorized to speak or act for one or more others, such as a representative to a conference or convention?

• Delegate

• Cabinet

• Legislature

• Sovereign

What is of, relating to, or concerned with the theory or practice of politics?

• Political

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Monarchy

What is a governmental assembly authorized to make, change, or revoke the laws of a state or nation?

• Delegate

• Cabinet

• Legislature

• Sovereign

What is a form of government in which power ultimately rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Capitalism