Lesson 11 Vocabulary Practice

executive branch

• the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.

• the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws

• the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

• the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws

What is the main purpose of the system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?

• To ensure one branch of government does not become too powerful

• To check the accuracy of government financial accounts

• To balance the budget of the federal government

• To provide checks to government employees

the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws

• executive branch

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• parliamentary branch

the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

• Monarchy
• Federalism
• Anarchy
• Oligarchy

an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy

• Interest group

• Protest organization
• Lobbying group
• Charity group

Grace and Arjun are planning to start a business that involves selling products both in their home state and neighboring states. This type of business activity is known as:

• Interstate commerce

• Interplanetary commerce

• International trade

• Intrastate commerce

the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws

• Constitutional Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional

• Legislative review
• Executive review
• Judicial oversight
• Judicial review

the lawmaking part of government. To legislate is to make a law.

• Judicial Branch

• Constitutional Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

a basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters

• Equal representation
• Dictatorship
• Minority rule
• Majority rule