US Government Vocab Quiz

What is a compromise?

• A settlement where each side gives up something

• A decision made by one party only

• A disagreement with no resolution

What are democratic principles?

• Beliefs that ensure fair and just operation of the democratic system

• Rules that limit individual rights

• Traditions passed down through generations

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To allow one branch of government to control all power

• To ensure no branch of government controls too much power

• To eliminate the need for a government

What does limited government mean?

• Government can use unlimited powers

• Government can only use powers given by a written constitution

• Government has no powers at all

What is Congress?

• A group of judges

• The branch of government that makes laws

• A council of military leaders

What does it mean to impeach someone?

• To elect someone to office

• To accuse a person in public office of wrongdoing

• To give someone an award

What does it mean to nominate someone?

• To remove someone from office

• To choose someone as a candidate for election

• To criticize someone publicly

What is the role of the cabinet?

• To make laws

• To give advice to the head of government

• To interpret laws

What is a veto?

• The power to approve a law

• The power to reject or say no to something

• The power to enforce a law

What does it mean to interpret something?

• To ignore the meaning

• To decide or explain the meaning

• To forget the meaning