3rd Grade-Chapter 2-Vocabulary Review Quiz

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary terms.

• petition

• something that is owed, typically money

• debt

• an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler

• armory

• a place where weapons and ammunition are stored

• accuse

• a written request for a change in a law or policy that is signed by a large number of citizens to show their support for change

• rebellion

• to state the belief that someone has done something wrong

Match the definitions with the correct vocabulary term.

• cabinet

• a small group of people who are formally chosen to give advice to a government leader

• consent

• a person who shapes or creates a plan or system

• federal

• to agree

• precedent

• relating to a form of government, where power is shared between a central government and individual states

• framer

• an action or event that serves as a guide for similar actions or events in the future

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary term.

• democracy

• a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives

• preamble

• a characteristic of a good participant in government, such as voting, running for office or volunteering

• amendment

• to give formal approval to something so it can be valid or legal

• civic virtue

• a change or addition to a written document

• ratify

• an introduction that states the purpose of the document

Match the following definition to the correct vocabulary term.

• confederation

• the same throughout

• republic

• a loose alliance of countries, states and other political units in which each unit maintains most or all power over itself

• consistent

• freedoms that are protected by law

• armory

• a place where weapons and ammunition are stored

• rights

• a country governed by elected representatives and by elected leaders, such as a president

Match the following definitions with the correct vocabulary term

• constitution

• a settlement of a conflict or disagreement by each side giving up something in order to give something

• currency

• a written request for a change in law or a policy that is signed by a large number of citizens to show their support for the change

• compromise

• a written plan for government

• petition

• a system of money in use in a particular country