2023-24_Unit 5 Vocabulary_4

What is the national legislative body of the U.S.?

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

• Committee

• Congress

What is the idea that government gains its power/authority from the people called?

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Consent of the governed

What is a legal document that establishes the structure and rules for a government called?

• Confederation

• Declaration

• Contract

• Constitution

What is a form of government based on a written set of laws that all citizens agree to called?

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional government

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

What does the term 'domestic' refer to?

• Something at home

• Something foreign

• Something rural

• Something international

What is the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly called?

• Due process

• Double jeopardy

• Habeas corpus

• Ex post facto

What are the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution called?

• Implied powers

• Concurrent powers

• Reserved powers

• Enumerated powers

What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?

• Article

• Bill

• Amendment

• Preamble

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• Chief Justice

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

• President

What does it mean to propose something?

• To veto a bill

• To make a suggestion

• To pass a law

• To enforce a rule