Social Studies Chapter 4 Vocabulary

What means "National"?

• federal

• legislative

• bill

• Cabinet

What means "law making"?

• legislative

• Congress

• judicial

• executive

What is the branch of government that makes that laws?

• Congress

• executive

• president

• Cabinet

What is the branch of government that carries out laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• Congress

What is the branch of government that makes certain the law follow what is in the U.S. Constitution?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

What is a person who is chosen to speak for others called?

• president

• branch

• bill

• representative

What is an idea for a law written down for government to decide on?

• veto

• law

• bill

• document

What means to reject?

• veto

• executive

• bill

• law

Who is a group of advisors?

• mayor

• Cabinet

• symbol

• landmark

What means that each branch of government can check the power of another?

• charter

• council

• checks and balances

• symbol