Module G Vocabulary Quiz 1

Read the excerpt.

The president leads the executive branch. He or she signs bills into law. The president has veto power, too. This means he or she can stop bills from becoming laws.

What does the word "veto" mean as it's used in the sentence?

• leading the executive branch.

• signing a bill into law.

• to stop a bill from becoming a law.

• The power to make or control decisions.

What does the word representatives mean?

• Individuals chosen to act on behalf of a group or organization.
• People who represent themselves.
• A type of government system.
• Someone who controls or make all the decisions.

Read the excerpt.

The word executive means "controlling or decision making". In business. the executives are leaders or supervisors. The executive branch of the government leads, supervises and enforces laws.

What is a synonym for the word "executive"?

• chamber

• authority

• citizen

• obey

Read the paragraph and use the text feature to answer the question below.

Congress is the legislative branch. Congress has two chambers, or spaces. One is the Senate. The other is the House of Representatives. The picture shows the senate chamber where senators take votes on laws that will affect people in America.

What does the word chamber mean as it is used in the sentence?

• a room or closed space used for meetings.

• legislative branch.

• Senate and the House of Representatives.

• laws that affect people in America.

Match the definition to the word.

Groups:

(a) obey

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(b) law

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(c) taxes

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(d) official

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