HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS VOCAB

What is a bill according to the glossary?

• A. A plan for spending money during a given period of time.

• B. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

• C. A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

• D. Government by the people, exercised through direct voting.

What does the term 'budget' refer to?

• A. A judge on the highest court of a government.

• B. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

• C. A plan for spending money during a given period of time.

• D. A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

What is the meaning of 'civic virtue'?

• A. To bring formal charges against a public official for an illegal act.

• B. Government by the people, exercised through direct voting.

• C. A judge on the highest court of a government.

• D. Working for the common good and for the good of a country.

What is 'direct democracy'?

• A. A plan for spending money during a given period of time.

• B. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

• C. Government by the people, exercised through direct voting.

• D. A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

What does 'electoral college' mean?

• A. A plan for spending money during a given period of time.

• B. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

• C. Government by the people, exercised through direct voting.

• D. A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

What does it mean to 'impeach' someone?

• A. To elect the president and vice president of the United States.

• B. To bring formal charges against a public official for an illegal act or dishonest behavior while in office.

• C. To work for the common good and for the good of a country.

• D. Government by the people, exercised through direct voting.

What is the role of 'justice' in the context of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• A. A plan for spending money during a given period of time.

• B. A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.

• C. A judge on the highest court of a government.

• D. A group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

What does the term "municipal" relate to?

• A local government

• The nature of government power

• The right to vote

What is the "rule of law"?

• When the government, courts, and people are subject to the same laws

• The right or privilege of voting

• Preventing or delaying a bill from becoming a law

What is "popular sovereignty"?

• The right to vote

• Government by the people, exercised through elected representatives

• Preventing or delaying a bill from becoming a law